The Ottawa Daily Republic from Ottawa, Kansas • Page 1

OTTAWA. OTTAWA, KANSAS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 1910. NO. 151. VOL.

XXIX. AN EDITOR, HIS CURVES. licans, but was defeated at the polls. THE WEATHER FORECAST. NEW ENGLAND HAS GORE PUTS IT OVER; 'MURRAY SQUEALS WEBB MALL DEAD AT H0MEINGAY10RD SPEECH YIELDED TEN SUFFRAGETTES He.

continued in politics, though, right along. In '9C the Republican party "went off and left him," as he put it, and he became a free silver Republican, And the1 services he rendered the "pops" ('in that campaign landed him the insurance job, which he held until Cjovernor Stan ley removed him. "Old Fluke" always! played an im portant part in everjj campaign in which McXall was interested in recent years. "Old Fluke" was a horse owned by McXfill. It seems that McXall was a deputy sheriff in Smith county in the early days and one time he put in an expense account for the service of subpoenas that looked out of proportion to the time in which the service could be performed.

In order to do the work it appeared that he had to ride "Old riuke" about 1,00 0 miles a day. And so McXall with his trusty steed became about as famous as Sheridan's dach to Winchester. TO LOSE GORMLY'S BAND? LEADER HAS BETTER OFFERS FROM OTHER PLACES. May Take the Xaino Elsewhere Use As Title of a Similar i Organization. to Is It Ottawa to lose Gormly's band? was stated this morning by members of the organization that such an event was probable, unless means for a more businesslike support of the enterprise be insured.

C. E. Gormly, the leader who has built up the band and has given it its name, has tendered his resignation and will accept another and more lucrative -situation as soon as he is released. An effort is being made to secure more financial support for the ban 1, and persuade him to stay. "It will take about $1,200 a year to maintain the band," said a mem ber today.

"Of this $750 would have to be subscribed, and the cr- anization would provide the rest from the proceeds of its engagements." Tne expenses would be itemued about as follows: Leader $780. hall rent $200, music $2t0. It is thought that Mr. Gormly would consent to remain for this salary of $CT a month, giving the band all his time after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and taking care of his i piano tuning business before that. He has s-iid that he cm not do the band justice by giving it less time.

The after noons and evenings would be given to individual and party lessons to the members. mr. Gormly came here nine wars ago. nau soniem mg line i men under him as members of tlu band during this time, he band now numbers fcrty members and only on.3 player, i so ward Hayes, has boon i member continuously during the whole time The leader first came to Ottawa from r. opeka, after having served three ears' in the Philippines as bandmaster of the Twentieth Kan sas and the thirty-seventh Regulars.

lie had a three-year contract at $15 a onth. From that time on he has continued at the head of the organisation, nrst the band was wo'l supported, but last year only $4 70 of subscription was collected, droo ping from $55 0 the year before and $050 the year before that. Much of the time, Gormly was obliged to take up his own subscription. The band has about $.1,0 0 0 worth of instruments, music and uniforms. Only the more expensive instruments are owned by the organiza tion, the members individually own ing the others.

If Mr. Gormly leaves, he will take the name with him to be the title of a similar organization elsewhere, and any future organization here would have to start from the beginning to make a reputation. FOUND THE DOLLAR SENDER When He Remitted to llalley's Comet Eccentric Texan Used His Full Name and Address. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, June 2 5. -Sending a dollar to each George Washington and llalley's comet has made known the identity of the San Antonian who for some time has been mailing dollar bills to many federal and state officers.

In one of the letters the sender gave his full name and address. He is connected writh one of the best families in Southwest Texas and while consid ered wealthy at one time is now al most destitute. Up' to a short while ago the man held a very good position but lost it through his eccentricity. Although his feet are practically on the ground and one miserable room is his abode he insists uuon sending out other dollars. Summoned before the postal authorities the other day he could give no explanation of his conduct other than that he had been instructed bv some one to spend all his money in this fashion.

Dr. V. E. Lawrence returned this morninsr from Halstead, where he has been to visit his A. E.

Lawrence, who has been quite ill, but has imnroved. Mr. Iawrence lived in Ottawa several years. Generally fair tonight and Sunday; temperature unchanged. THE EIERY I'M PER.

My temper's an unruly demon, a thing of blood and lire; I'm nearly always busy schemin' on how to speak my ire. Sometimes a Berserk rage comes o'er me, as of some Viking taint; old men and cripples tiee before me, and women scream and faint. Around my home I rage and thunder, and drive the kids to tears, and tear the furniture asunder, and break the chandeliers. I prance around in warlike fashion, and ancient dames agree that when I lly into a passion its time to climb a tree. My temper is a thing uncertain in both its rise and fall; sometimes it stands a lot of hurtin' and never bucks at all.

Not long ago a husky stranger reached out and punched my nose, and in that hour of stress and danger my. temper never rose. My temper rose, a half hour later, when I had journeyed home; I bellowed like the raging crater of Aetna, down near Rome. I stormed as though 1 had the rabies, and smashed things with a pole; I took it out on my wife and babies, which soothed my martial soul. WALT MASOX.

(Copyright by AJams Syndicate.) AUTOS DIDN'T EVEN STOP EIGHT CJL1DDEN CARS HAD AH RIVED AT 4 O'CLOCK. Dozen More Are on the Wny and Will Attempt to Complete the Tour. Emporia gasoline evidently looked better to the Glidden tourists than the Ottawa product. At least the contesting cars that passed through Ottawa this afternoon only let fly the sirens and made a whistling pot out of the city. Only eight ca had arrived up to o'clock while about a score of them, although way behind schedule, are pegging along at paces that will bvaig them into Ottawa at intervals iroin now until midnight.

The first contestant to arrive was the official Reo bearing Secretary ot the tour E. L. Ferguson, .1. W. Gor-gan, C.

W. McDowell and Guy Bay-iess. This car met with an accident in the Cumberland mountains and was delayed twenty-eight hours. Th.a party then repaired to Little Rock and blazed a new trail through to Ft. Smith, Muskogee and Coffey ville, arriving in Ottawa an hour ahead of the other cars.

The party stopped at the Xelson for dinner. The next cars to arrive at intervals of ten minutes each in their respective order were: Chalmers, Xo. 3 by Gardham; Parry, Xo. 9, by Dull; Premier, Xo. 1, by McXamara; Cino, Xo.

14, by Donnelly; Maxwell, Xo. 7 by Wells; Parry Xo. 10 5 by Xeff. "The route all along our ,2,500 mile path has been lined with inter ested farmers." Secretary Ferguson said this afternoon. "They manifest the same interest as they show to a circus parade except tnat tney uon i even have to leave their fields to watch us lly by." Each car distributed souvenirs and literature as it whizzed down Mam slreet this afternoon.

One car tossed out an interesting paper containing an official welcome from the Com mercial club of Williamsburg. The nn ner told of -the town's nleasure in having the run routed that way ana also contained a code ot signals to aid the, motorists for several miles in that vicinitv. The interest at WTilliamsburg was further shown the dragging of a ten-mile stretch of road. The cars to reach here this after- noon lett wicnita a aistance oi n. miles after breakfast this morning and took dinner at Emporia.

Only one car the Chalmers has a perfect score but manv others will conclude the journey to Chicago. The 4,000 mile run will terminate at Chica July 1. The Gidden Tour of 1910 will be remembered for the unusual circum stances which have arisen around and within it. Xot only has the an nual event this season been much (Continued on page 4.) PEL VAL WANTED TO RESIGN Rut Pope Refused to Accept Resig nation and Stands Firm in Attitude Toward Foes. ROME, June 2 5.

It was learned today that Cardinal Mer Del Vale has resigned and that the pope has re fused to accept the resignation. The news caused a sensation on account of the critical situation existing be tween the Vatican and Germany and Spain. The pope's refusal to allow Del Val to retire is unexpected and is taken to mean that there will be no modification of his attitude regard Guthrie of Williamsburg Star Struck Out 12 Men Yesterday. Editor I). M.

Guthrie throws a curved ball as well as he wields a trenchant pen. This fact was made evident yesterday when he struck out twelve men in a game between Williamsburg baseball team and the Wellsville Blues. The game resulted in a score of to 2 in favor of Williamsburg, keeping up that village's record of "home runs." The score looked like this; II II Wellsville 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 7 Williamsburg 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 fi 4 3 The batteries were: Williamsburg Guthrie and Sims; Wellsville Lewis and Ross. Xow Williamsburg claims the championship of Franklin county, doiiing it out this way: Wellsville defeated Baldwin 10 to 5 and shut out LeLoup. JOYRIDERS WRECK AUTO TAKE If.

A. DUNN'S CA II FOB RIDE IX THE NIGHT. Burst Tires, Wreck Machine Leave It in Ditch Two Miles From Home wood. and Supposed "Joy riders" last night took the line Great Western auto belonging to H. A.

Dunn from the Remaster Bennett garage on Main street, ran it hilariously to 'a point two miles this side; of Ilomewood and abandoned it wrecked and on its side in a ditch. The loss of the car was discovered early this morning and the officers were asked to find the miscreants. Xo trace of the car was found until about noon, however, when Hal Green of Ilomewood reached the city and told seeing the car. An auto was onco dispatched from here to low me wrecic m. The joy riders are supposed to be three men and they are thought to iave been drunk.

It is thought that they gained entrance to the garage about 1 o'clock this morning. and their route was traced through the alley, across the Missouri Pacific tracks on First street, down Hickory to Fourth and thence down Mulberry. rhe wrecked car was finally deserted on a byroad, where a catastrophe was inevitable to an inexperienced driver. "When found the car had three tires burst and was otherwise dam aged. The identitv of the joy-riders has not yet been discovered, but the of ficers are hard at work on the case.

The car was brought to Ottawa at 4 o'clock and taken to the garagi The amount of damage has not yet been definitely ascertained. AIRSHIP LINE HERE SOON 'ROM CHICAGO TO ST. LOUIS AND KANSAS CITY. Wealthy Men Are Behind Project to Establish tin's a Line Like Zepie-But More So. ST.

LOUIS, June 2 5. Regular air shin service between- Chicago, Kan sas City and St. Louis will commence within two months if the plans of Albeit Van Hoffman are carried out. Van Hoffman is backed by wealthy friends and is himself a man of means, being the inventor or tne process for welding steel rails. This process is in use all over the country and is paying large royalties.

He has been workin for a year on his airship modeled after Zeppelin and at last has it working. It will carry more passengers than the Zep pelin ship, however. TO BEGIN THE UNION SERVICES Schedules for Sunday Evening Mect- iniis Have Been Arranged Two Sets of Meetings to Re Held. Union church services both on the North and South Sides will soon be gin, the South Side schedule goinj into effect Sunday, July 3, and the North Side services beginning a week later, July 3 being given up to spec ial services, at some of the North Side churches. following will be the schedule for the South Side, the services be ing held v.t 8 o'clock in the evening: July 3.

First Methodist Dr. A. Elliott. Julv 10, Lutheran Preacher to be supplied. July 17.

First Baptist Dr. John Maclean. July 2 4, United Presbyterian Rev. J. M.

Douglass. Julv 31. Christian Rev. W. Jordan.

Aug. 7, First Presbyterian Rev E. O. Irvin. Aug.

14, First Methodist Rev, H. Miller. Aug. 21, Price. Lutheran Dr.

S. Aug. 28, Preacher and Place to be selected. The services on the North Sid will be held alternately at the Meth odist, Baptist and Methodist Protes- ant churches. AR WEST ROBBERY AN HITS KILL MAN AND SIEZE SATCHEL CONTAINING RIG SIM OF MONEY.

BATTLE IN STREETS FOLLOWS Ml Are Captured or Kilbnl Alter Wild Posse Had Pursued Them for Miles in Autos and Wagons Wounded Man Spirited Away to Avoid Result of Mob's Wrath. LYNN, June 25. The rv.ost daring crime ever committed in New England, and one rivaling the wildest days in the far west, oc curred this morning when three highwayman seized a satchel containing $5,000 from a man accom- sanied by an armed policeman, shot ind killed the man with the satchel. atally wounded the policeman, and fled with the spoils. A cross country pursuit of the obbers followed and resulted in a uuning battle in which one of the obbers was killed, one fatally wounded and the other captured alive.

The daring attack took place when rhomas Landregan, the wealthy jun ior partner ol a shoe lnanuiacuiriir concern, was going iroin me uaiiK his factory carrying a satchel with the money to pay oft his employees it noon. He was accompanied by Policeman Carroll, who was acting is an armed guard. When the two reached the heart of the business section, near the factory, the three bandits sprang out from an alley, and while one acted as a guard, another began firing at Landregan and the thii snatched the satchel. Landregan was killed almost in stantly, while Carroll was latally wounded and died soon after in a When the robbers grabbed the satchel and started to run a number of citizens and policeman started In pursuit and as the chase continued iho number of pursuers increased. Ail the police were called out and uitoinobiles and wagons were pressed into service for the use of the posse.

The flight was through the busi ness section, our. into tne siihuroa and on into the country, many shots chig fired as it kept on. At length the robbers threw away the satchel Hid the silver keeping the currency md their automatic; revolvers. The alter they used for firing frequent vclleys at the posse. Finally the rob bers separated, still in flight.

At length one of the bandits was shot and killed and another fatally veunded and the third captured, the living two and the bodies of the dead man being brought back to this city. All the money was recovered. Ono of the highwaymen is as yet u'l'dentified and either was killed by policeman's bullet or committed suicide. Abe Abeson, another fatally wounded, while. Bill Kavan-ski was shot through the hand.

He surrendered and was hurried away In an HUtoniobile to keep the crowd from lynching him. WIRE MUZZLES FOR LANE DOGS New Ordinances, Compiled By fJeoige 1). Rathbiin, Have No Faith In Carpet I tags. A piece of harness or odd bit of leather or a common carpet rag con trived together in any old fashion, doesn't answer for a dog muzzle at Lane. When danger of hydrophobia is deemed to exist there, owners of canines must provide them with wire muzzles the city ordinances say so.

What. Didn't know the little municipality down in the southeast corner or the county nau a set oi ordinances? Well, she has. The little city ha-; been incorporated two years and after having struggled along with only legislation concerning the nightly curfew and the regulation of the town's warehouses, has framed a set that vie with those of any third-clusn city in the state. George I). Rath bun has compiled by order of the city council of the city of Lane, the set of general ordinances which fresh from the Republic's job presses compose a code of sixty pages and regulate everything from pig pens to smoking at the doors of a church.

The new ordinances supplant an old and incomplete set of "dead-letters," and contain but two of the original measures, those respecting the curfew and the warehouses. F. M. Wilson, proprietor of the Merchants Delivery system, took the delivery boys and drivers on an outing last evening. They left the city Immediately after the last delivery and journeyed to Welsh's beach where they spent an enjoyable, time swimming.

Opon their arrival in town they were entertained at Way's. mrs. zehner who addressed the assembly impressed thi: BUT SHE IS NOT A MILITANT Reno, Magician, Will Attract Large Crowd Tonight, While T011101 urn's Services Are to He Especially Attractive and Monday, floveinor CJIenn. P- m. Concert, Gormly's Band.

m. Prelude. Edward Reno, Magician. Sunday, June 20. Usual services will lie held in all the churches in the morning.

2:30 p. m. Lecture, "The Greatest Event, in the World." Dr. Clinton X. Howard, of Rochester, X.

Y. p. m. in. Vesper service in the Grove.

Concert, Gormly's Rand. 8 p. m. Sacred Concert, Chorus and Soloists. Monday, June 27 9 a.

m. W. C. T. IT.

ture and How to Li! era-Use It," Miss Mary E. Dobbs. it) a. m. Bible Hour, "What Is Sal- vation?" Dr.

E. Stacker. 11a. m. Literature Hour, Miss Meddie O.

Hamilton. 1 p. m. Missionary, "The Dynamite of Christian Missions," Miss Florence Fensham. 2 p.

m. Lecture, "A Joy Ride on the Water Wagon," Dr. Clinton X. Howard. 4 p.

or in in Missionary, "Semetic Hum-Miss Florence Fensham. C. L. S. C.

Round Table. Concert, Gormly's Band. Prelude. Lecture, Gov. 1.

Robert B. Glenn. Subject, "Our Country it's Problems and Possibilities." Woman's suffrage rosy and regnant leaped into the limelight at, Forest park yesterday afternoon. The glad acclaim that greeted it was quickly swelled by ten brand new converts, three of whom are from Wellsville and the remainder from other towns outside of Ottawa. But the suffrage that mounted the pinnacle of publicity at the park yes terday was not militant suffrage.

Far from it. The mention of the militant suffragettes was met with sudden silence and acrimonious contempt. It was a gentle, vivacious woman suffrage, which observed that Texas which had been. foiled in its attempt to go dry, would now go female That North Dakota, which had gone female, was experiencing a delight ful political rejuvenation thereby That Colorado, which was in the throes of woman suffrage, had not profited thereby because there wen more men than women in Colorado That if there were more women than men in Colorado, Colorado would profit by woman suffrage more than it had profited up to the present day That, the whole south was saturated with woman suffrage, and the restoration of righteousness in politics was to be effected thereby. That the restoration of righteousness in politics however was never to be effected by militant suffragettes.

Dear me, rto! Mrs. Zehner Talks. Yesterday afternoon's lecture was delivered by Mrs. Addie C. Zehner of Dallas, national W.

C. T. U. lecturer. Mrs.

Zehner's subject was one of the most effective presenta- tions of the problems of child labor and woman suffrage that Ottawa has had in a long time. Mrs. Zehner held the attention of her audience perfectly, and ner well trained voice allowed the farthest corners of the big tabernacle to hear her. She is an experienced lecturer, and handles her subjects in a rnasterly way. Mrs.

Zehner related her own conversion to the doctrines of woman suffrage about five years ago. She based her belief woman suffrage on three arguments which she worked out for herself. That it would assist materially in a correct solution of p'resent political problems appealed to her ars a point in its favor. The doctrine of government with the consent of the governed and by the vote of the tax-payers was another point in the case for woman's suffrage. That "Whisky men" were fighting woman suffrage, was to Mrs.

Zehner, another point in its favor. "1 nave no sympathy," said Mrs. Zehner after the lecture, "with the methods of the militant suffragettes. Continued ranting such as they in dulge in, is not a method of educa tion that will count for woman suffrage. We must win our way by ceaseless agitation and education but we must not adopt the unfortun ate methods of our militant sisters." ine w.

u. u. nas at a large department that devotes itself to popular education in the doctrines ATTORNEY ACCUSED OF RRLR- FRV ATTFMPT S.VS SENATOR FALSIFIES. SENATE ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS Differences of Opinion in Regard to Indian Contract Methods liad to Charges, Says Accused Senator Tells of Friend Who Wanted to Give Hint 8r( for His Support. WASHINGTON, June 25.

While the senate today was passing Senator Gore's resolution referring to the Chic-kasha and Choctaw Indian lands, Attorney J. M. McMurray, ac-eussed by the senator in connection with an attempt at bribery, raged against the charges. "Senator Gore's accusations of yesterday are untrue," declared McMurray. "They are a conglomeration of lies without the slightest foundation.

The only reason I can attribute for the charges is that we differ in our opinions as to how certain contracts regarding Indian lands should be passed on. The bribery charges are a malicious political move on Gore's part." Congressman Bird S. McGuire says that his hands are clean in the matter and that he doesn't fear an investigation. He says that Gore is trying to make political capital out of the affair. The house also adopted the cam paign publicity bill, and the president today signed the rivers and harbors bill.

Thos I WASHINGTON, June 25 P. Gore, the blind senator from Okla- noma, startled the senate yesterday by announcing that he had been offered a bribe of $50,000 to withdraw his opposition to the recognition of the so-called McMurray contracts for the sale of Indian lands in Oklahoma. The senator went further and added to this declaration that a member of the house likewise' had been approached. This happened on May last, two days after he had introduced a resolution prohibiting the approval of the contracts. "On May he said, "a representative of McMurray came to see me.

He was a man wlio resides in my home town, a man who has been a friend in time of need. He came to my office and assured me that it would be to my interest if I would call on the senator form Colorad and advise him not to report on the resolution. There was a suggestion that $25,000 or $50,000 would be available if the contracts were not prohibited. And I am informed that a similar proposition was made to a member of the house of representatives." Xo Names Mentioned. Mr.

Gore did not mention name of either the agent who approached him or that of the membe'-of the house. He also declared that an ex-senator from Kansas and an ex-senatbr from Xebraska are interested in these contracts, but in tin's instance also, he likewise failed to name the men. Without indicating other personalities, he added that there was a large lobby here push ing the McMurray interests. Mr. Gore announced that if the recession of the senate from the amendment to the general deficiency bill was sustained.

Mr. McMurry would get $3,000,000 as his fee for the sale of the Choctaw and Chick asaw Indian lands. The amendment question required proper approv al of the contracts. As a result of the activities of Senator Gore, the bill went up SUES FOR DIVORCE. Mrs.

Inger GrossmaiijRice Tires Bonds Assumed January 20. oi An application for a decree of di vorce from Charles E. Rice was filed by Mrs. Inger Grossman-Rice, with the district court today. Mrs.

Rice alleges habitual drunkenness and cruelty. The couple were married at Kan sas City January 26, 1910. A few- weeks ago a post-nuptial agreement was made and placed on file in the office of the register of deeds, by which Mr. Rice, in consideration of the sum of $4 75 cash relinquished all claims and rights to property owned by Mrs. Rice.

W. J. Costigan is attorney for Mrs. Rice. HOT TODAY, TOO.

Thermometer Showed Maximum of 9.1, Minimum of (5. The mercury reached the 95-de- gree point today, being satisfied to climb one limb Io77er on the temper ature tree than in this season's rec It kept above the minimum mark of yesterday by 2 degrees, to day's low point being 65. Yester day's maximum was 93 degrees. WAS STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS TWO YEARS, AO AND HAD NEVER RECOVERED. HE WAS A FAMOUS KAN SAN Won Fame As Insurance Commission- and Kept the Eastern Companies Jumping; All the Time He Was in Office Riding "Old Fluke" 1,000 Miles a Day.

GAYLORD, June 2 5. Webb Mc- Nall, friend of the newspaper men and of everybody, for that matter insurance superintendent under the Leedy administration and a unique character in Kansas politics, died at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home in Gaylord. Two years ago Mr. McXall was stricken with paralysis and had never entirely recovered. He was one of the leading Republicans of the northwest and a man energetic in fraternal insurance affairs.

He held a national ollice in the A. O. 17. W. TOPEKA, June 25.

With the passing of "Old Webb," Kansas not only loses a unique character, but the newspaper boys lost mighty good friend. That is the opinion of an old-time newspaper man, as expressed today, when a group of reporters were dis cussing the sad news from Gaylord that Webb McXall had passed across the silent river. Kept Something Doing. Whether in or out of the public service there was always something doing when Webb McXall was around. In office he was doing some thing every minute to make news; out of office he was telling what ought to be done, which also made news.

In his particular sphere he was as busy as Roosevelt always is. Probably McXall achieved more notoriety as state insurance superin tendent than at any other time. As a free silver Republican he contribut ed much to the election of Governor I. W. Leedy, Populist, in 189G.

Leedy put him at the head of the insurance department and from that -time until he was removed by Governor Stanley in 1S99, he led the big insurance comiiames ot the l.ast a doe lite 1 1 is most notable battle with tliem was over the celebrated llillmon case. For twenty years that cast had been dragging in the courts. finally Mcrsall ordered the compan ies to pay the llillmon death claim or get out of Kansas. They filed suit in the lederal court to enjoin him from driving them out, and in the meantime refused to pay t.lu claim, declaring that it was fradu- lent. McXall paid no attention to the injunction.

lie cancelled their license for Kansas. He was cited for contempt of court and insurance magnates had visions that he would soon be talking from behind prison doors. But this didn't come to pass McXall beat the contempt proceed nigs. iteanzing tnat they were up against it, and that they would be deprived of their lucrative business in Kansas, the insurance companies. under protest, finally paid the Hill ion claim They were then re-ad mitted.

Got After Rating Bureau. McXall also got after the Clarkson rating bureau which fixed rates for all fire insurance companies in Kan as. He drove that out of business for a while, but it crept back in under another name. Xow its rates are made sutnect to revision by the in surance department, and there is not the objection to it that there used to be. It cannot fix prices absolutely now.

rso man lvansas ever had more fun out of politics than McXall. And no man has peeled the hide off of other politicians or had more re moved from his own epidermis than he. Having lived on the Western plains at a time when it tried men's souls he got used to the rotigh nnd tumble sort of life, and he was never happier than when scrapping with somebody. McXall first appeared on the scene as a doorkeeper for the legislature in the early 'SO's. When he came to Topeka to take the job his trouser: were out at the seat and his big toe stuck out through a hole in his cow hide boots.

A certain state officer, friend or his, nttea mm out with a new suit and shoes. It was the first pair of shoes Webb had worn for any moons. lie took up the study ot law at that time and Kept it up when he went back to the farm. He seived as doorkeeper lor two or three sessions, and finally, through the influence, of senator Plumb, se cured a position as capital police man in Washington. There he finished his law studies and was ad mitted to the bar.

ihen he "ame hack to Kansas and opened up in the law and more politics. Defeated For Congress. After a fight which attracted attention over the state for its bitter ness, he was nominated in the Sixth district for congress by the Repiib- (Continued on page 5.) ing these countries..