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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

"HE ASSERTION OF President
Roosevelt that Il cOnstitu-
Il tiOnal amendment may be
necessary to clothe congress
with power to regulate corporations OF
trusts doing an interstate business has
served what was probably the purpose
for which it was made. 1t has caused
Il thorough study to be made of exist
ing laws and court decisions ana has
ELECTED a respectable opinion that
amendments of these laws can be made
adequate to the necessities of the oc-
casion, without recourse to the tedious
and doubtful method of constitutional
amendment
Attorney General KnoX's Pittsburg
speech asserting the right of congress
to prescribe conditions upon which cor
porations may use common carrier
facilities in the transaction of inter-
state business pointed the way: and it
is announced that Senator Cullom and
other men of experience in this field of
constructive craftsmanship are now at
work upon drafts OF legslu ton in this
direction. Attention has also been
directed to Il section of the Sherman
antitrust law by which any person
who can prove that he has been in
jurcd in his business or property by
reason of any unlawful combina ton,
may sue in the United States Circuit
court and is entitled to recover three
times the amount Of damage sustained
in addition to the costs of the suit and
reasonable attorneys fees.
Here. it would SEEM is the foundation
OF remedy. 1t supplies q method of
redress where proof of unlawful COM
Oination is forthcoming. There remains
The problem of facilitating the ascer-
tainment of proof; and one obvious
solution would be to require the pro-
duction i'll court of books and papers
where unlawful combination should be
specifically alleged. That this might
contribute to attempted blackmuil or
TO instituting insincere and wholly
meddlesome and annoying litigation is
very evident; but that danger exists
already, and is better removed by
frank publicity on the part OF incor-
porated enterprises than by an atti-
tude indicative of Il desire to shun in
yestigation.
4 law authorizing the department of
justice. upon responsible complaint, to
bring into court for investigation any
corporation accused of unfair methods.
these to include either dishonest capl-
taliZation, dishonest selling or conspir-
acy to restrain trade, and clothing The
court with power, upon conviction by
regular process, not only to mfiict
punishment by fine and Imprisonment
or either upon the offending person, but
also TO say that until purged of the
offense the corporation shall be en-
Joined from use of The mails, tele-
graphs or other carriers engaged in
Interstate commerce, would, if ronsti-
tutional, provide an effective means of
safeguarding the public interest. The
belief of Attorney General Knox that
such q law would be declared constitu-
tona1 lis entitled to respect until CAN
celed by final court decision.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

terment of track and equipment
Il last year averaging more than
$1,000 mile for all the mileage
in the country, the railroads of the
United States find themselves short of
carrying facilities to an amount repre-
sented by more than $4,000 standard
cars This is in spite of the fact that
in the past few years not only has the
average size of the freight car more
than doubled, but there has also beer
such an increase in motive power and
improvement in grades and quality of
track, that train loads have nearly
quadrupled.
There is no parallel in our history or
il that of any other country to the
growth in transportation demands
which has taken place in the United
States during the last six Republican
years. The figures, so far as they are
comprehendible, read like works of
magic. Let us look at them, taking
first the number of miles operated. the
ton or freight mileage and the freight
density, which is the number of ton
miles per mile of road:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21
MEXICAN NOTES.

Compiled for The Tribune by Walter j..
Ballard.
Tho cultivation of ilaN in the state of
TlaXcala lMexico) has proved so success
ful that the project of establishing II liner
factory at some point convenient to the
fields and readily accessible from tho
Mexican and lnteroccanic railways, both
of which intersect the state, Is being Sc
riously considered. There are already
two linen factories, one III Mexico City
and the other near Cuernav:ica both do
ing well and known as the Compania
Lincra
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

Jf all the railroads In the United
States should grant the 10 per cent.
increase given to employees. by some
of the more prominent ones, 1t would
aggregate s6O,O0O,000, a sum equal to
half the total railroad dividends de-
clared last year. This looks a good deal
like profit sharing.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21
Mems Gloves, 01
The $3.50 Kind for WH

A full one dollar and a half's worth
at n saving of SO cents on each pair
1t is Cape Glove, lined with silk or
unlined, dressed or undressed, soft
skins, modern backs, all sizes, and in
all the popular colors. A real bar
gain at $1.OO per pair. Each pair
warranted. One Of the best street
gloves you ever saw for $1.OO.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

The production of steel at Pittsburg, in
1901, equaled half that of England, was
more than that of Germany, twice that
of France. five times that of Russia or
Belgium. and twenty-five times that of
Spain. No wonder Pittsburg crows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

There is now some question whether
the Utah volcano was the real article
or simply the smoke raised over the
senatorial campaign of Apostle Smoot
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

Memphis, Tenn, does not often cele
brate, but when she does, her citizens
demonstrate their ability to thoroughly
enjoy that campaign feeling.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

Fight per cent. of the population of
this country is still illiterate. In Ger
many, only one per cent. of illiterates
exists. and in Bavaria, Baden, Wur-
temberg, and Scandinavia there are no
totally uneducated people. The Ameri-
can schoolmaster needs reinforcements.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

According to a writer in Success, the
aggregate capitalization of the indus
tries at Pittsburg is more than two
billion, five hundred million dollars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

who arrived last year could not read or
write. Is ii safe to take such chances
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

The Home Market club of Boston, the
influential protectionist organization,
will hold its annual banquet November
% at Mechanics hall, Boston. The list
of invited guests is a notable one. 1t
includes Hon. James Wilson, secretary
of agriculture; Senator Hoar, Congress
men Grosvenor and Littlefield, five state
governors and three governors elect.
Our esteemed Schenectady contributor
Walter J. Ballard, is also invited.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

schenectady seems to be furnishing
tlie'best examples in the matter of bov-
cott-namely, contempt of the cowardly
weapon.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

HIS IS much easier than last years and twenty Of
the brightest boys and girls will Christmas Gifts
III cash or making the largest number of words out of
these letters 1t is lots of fun think the words and hunt
them up in the dictionary and besides will help YOU with your
spelling You will be surprised the number OF different ways
these twelve letters can be used.
Rules of the Contest.
Presents will be given the boys girls, whose parents
OF guardians subscribers THE TRIBUNE building the
largest number OF words Of the letters contained in "Ihe
Home Paper"
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON. NOVEMBER q, 1902.

The Times Is printing more elaborate
reports of the proceedings of the anthra-
cite coal commission than. any other
newspaper on earth. "Wednesday Times.
In inches the comparison to the close
of Thursday afternoons session stood
as follows:
LINUS .......... so
Tribune excess .............. 253
an excess equal TO 11"4 columns or 81
per cent. The comparison as to quality
may be ascertained by noticing how
much of The Tribune's excellent report
is copied bodily into the Times each
day. Enough said.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

Look next, at the percentage Of bus
mess done in each year. taking the
figures of 1889 as 100 per cent.
1884 Stan1n r1-1un
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21

severely reprmand the editor who per-
initted in his paper the expression of an
opinion OH the guilt or Innocence of the
accused and be upheld accordingly by
public sentiment i'm doing So while III
this country the custom has become
obsolete and popular opinion on the
whole seems to he against its practical
application.
1t will be recalled that in the first
trial OF Roland b. Molineux the yellow
journals virtually put price upon his
head. The two leading yellow journals
Of New York were brutally, outrageous
ly active in manufacturing evidence
that would lead to his conviction. They
got what they wanted because they paid
for It. 1t was more shameless still that
the detective forces of the district at
torney's office made what use they
could Of the result of this inquisitorial
still hunt and Recorder Goff accepted
II as testimony. But this was a motor
ious instance in which an excess of
journalistic activity was natural IL 1T
was altogether unjustifable. All the
luCtS Ill lHe NlOllutuS tdst
which the public needed to know or had
a right to know, or even that the jury
should have had before them. could have
been fully and easily obtainable under
any legitimate restriction of newspaper
enterprise within its proper sphere
and functions. Mr.. Forest would have
this limitation established by law. We
do not think such statutory enactment
is at all necessary The gutter sheet
finds its natural inlet into the sewer,
1t may survive for Il time. or even
flourish, but if there is one aspect of
the American press more predominating
than another, it is the fact that the
newspaper that is conducted with SAN
ity, honesty and on rigid moral prn-
ciplcs, is the only vehicle of public in
formation that can live. Trial by news
paper is not only a nuisance. but an
outrage. and it is not u permanent evil
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21
Tho Best Index of Prosperity.

r n SPITE of an expenditure on bet
termeut of track and equipment
/ last year averaging more than
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-11-21
In Regulation of Trusts.

"HE ASSERTION of President
Roosevelt that a constitu-
IL tional amendment may be
u nlnf q nnl f,lG c %
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
NO. WOLCOTT.
,uee is reported better.

Milton Bruce is reported better.
l.. e. Armstrong was at home Sunday.
Bert Potter was in town last Saturday
Fl. W. Camp is very i'll at present writing.
Maud Russ is still under the Doctors care
W. L. Farrar is suffering with neuralgia in
his face,
Ethel Guyer visited in Hyde Park part of
last week.
The ladies will meet this week with Mrs. E.
D. Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs Hobert Fulsom visited at A.
G. Andrews Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Guyer spent Saturday
night at H. W. Camps.
FL. G. Baldwin and W. L. Farrar have gone
in company in putting in ice.
A. N. Boynton visited at Geo. Campbells
in. yde Park Center last week.
Mrs FL. C. Baldwin has been suffering the
past week with lameness, but is some better.
Fred Kipp anticipates building house this
summer, and is already getting lumber into
the mill for the same.
Linnie Taylor is so much improved in health
that he was able to visit his uncle, F. P.
Sheldon, last Saturday.
Miss linda Campbell went to Garfield last
Sunday to visit her brothers wife, who is i'll.
She did not find her much improved
The item last week which read. John Peck
had hired out to work for Mr.. Schoheld to-
work in a saw mill at Hyde Park, should
have read John Churchill instead of John
Peck.
Francis L. Lurvey and Miss Ella Keller
wood OF Glover were united in marriage by
FL. c. Baldwin, Justice of the Peace, al his
residence Sunday. We understand their home
is to be in Garfield.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
Admiral schley,s Case Settled.

President Roosevelt's decision on
the appeal of Admiral Schley from
the findings of the Court of Inquiry
concerning the Admirals conduct
before and during the battle of San
tiago was made public last week.
The president upholds the findings OF
the court and on every point turns
Schley down. He declares the court
did substantial justice and that the
battle was Captains fight. While
he thinks Sampson was technically
in command he says neither he nor
Schley did anything in course of
actual conflict to merit exceptional
reward. He is loud in praises for
Capts. Clark and Wainwright and
concludes thus. "There is no excuse
whatever from either side for any
further agitation Of this unhappy
controversy. To keep it alive would
only do damage to the navy and to
the country"
Whatever feelings any one may
have had over this miserable contro-
versy all willrejoice that this decision
of the President is final. There is
general sympathy for poor Admiral
Sampson who has been gradually
failing mentally for the past year and
has now become practically dead as
in any person when his mind goes
out. The probability is that he will
live only for a short time. History
will give him the honor he is entitled
to which is withheld from him now
by some who are Schley's champions.
Admiral Sampson settled the question
when he generously stated just after
the great victory over Cevera that
" there's honor enough for ALL" Ger
tainly Admiral SIMPSONS share can
not be permanently taken from him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
EDEN.

Mr.. Leonard Mcdowell remains in a very
feeble state.
Meeting OF the W. R. C. at N. Hyde Park
Saturday, March LIST.
Mrs. William Hodges of N. Hyde Park Wis.
tied her daughter, Mrs. William Atwell, the
past week.
Bert Stearns and Miss Stella Smith, only
daug liter of John a. smith, were married the
22ad inst. at Johnson. We understand that
they are to reside in Swanton. She was one
of our best girls and we hate to lose her.
Rev. and Mrs Chaffee returned to their
home in Mortified, Mass, last Thursday
They are earnest workers for the Master
He has a clear forcible conception of the word
of God and an interesting manner of illustrat-
ing his ideas.
The dwelling house of Mrs Fanny Atwell
caught fire Saturday morning and but for
the prompt assistance of her neighbOrs would
soon have been an ash heap. The fire caught
in the chamber and when discovered smoke
was issuing from the crevices in the roof.
The pail brigade won the victory and she
has expressed her thanks many times. H..
Shattuck Insurance Agent, was called up to
look over the damage which must be quite a
little sum
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
WkTERVILLE.

A. c. Wells has taken SMILES big farm dow n
the river.
D. L. Maurice was i'll Montgomery two days
last week.
James Stafford has taken Mark Stevens
Hunt farm
Bert Blodgett of Underhil is visiting at D.
&. Towards.
George Miller of Elmore visited at Harry
Boards last week.
Clarence Stearns of Johnson visited friends
in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Will Chase of East Fletcher visited her
father, Ami Leach, last week.
L. L. Patterson and wife of East Fletcher
visited in town last Friday.
Elmer Leach visited his sister, Mrs. Will
Chase, at East Fletcher ast week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Leach of Lancaster,
Mass, visited friends in town last week.
s. R. Miller and family of Hyde Park are
spending the week with friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs, Luther Clsflin of New Haven,
were guests at the home of W. j. Wheelock
recently.
Mrs. 0rrfn Thomas and son, Morton, visit
ed at Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Thomas over
Sunday.
Our Town Reports, the handsomest we have
ever had, are from the NEWS AND CITIZEN es
adjustment
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
WEDDING AT HYDE PARK.
LANE-CRANE.


A very pretty wedding took place
at Hotel Phoenix in Hyde Park Tues
day afternoon, on which occasion
DR.. Winfred Howard Lane of Reads
boro and Alice Mary, youngest
daughter of Mrs. Mary Crane WHEEL
den and niece of c. H. Crane, were
united in marriage. The ceremony
took place in the parlor, which was
handsomely trimmed with vines
and flowers.
At 4.30 the Bridal Chorus" from
Lohengrin was given by Mrs. Louis
S. Bugbee, sister OF the bride, and
the bridal party entered, preceded
by little Miss Helen Sawyer as ring
bearer, followed by the bride and her
maid of honor, Miss Ella Gill. The
bride was becomingly dressed in
white mousseHne de sole en- traine
trimmed with serpentine lace, and car
ried white roses. The bridesmaid S
dress was white mousseine de sole
and she carried pink roses. The best
man was Richard Henry Lane, a
brother of the groom. At the south
end of the parlor stood Rev. Alfred V.
Bliss. Congl minister from Ludlow,
the BRIDES pastor, who performed
the ceremony in a very impressive
manner, using the beautiful Episcopal
service in modified form. After the
ceremony some little time was spent
in extending congratulations and in
specting the gifts. which were decid-
eddy handsome. The guests were
then ushered into the dining-room
where fine wedding breakfast was
served. At $50 the party left, tax
ing the train for their new home at
Readsboro. The wedding, which
was very prettily arranged and com
plete in every detail, was given by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Crane.
The bride has been spending the
winter at the Phoenix with her moth
er and is one of Ludlow's fair daugh-
tiers. She is a graduate of Black
River Academy at that place and
spent three years at Wellesley College,
The bridegroom is a graduate of the
medical college at Burlington and is
located at Readsboro, where he has
a lucrative practice.
Those in attendance at the we'd
ding from out of town were Miss
Ella Gill of Ludlow, Miss Alice Derby
of Essex Junction, Mrs. Louis Bug
bee of Weymouth Heights, Mass, R.
H, Lane of New York, Ephraim Crane
and Chas. Crane of Ludlow, Clarence
Thomas and family and Mrs. Eliza
Strong and son of Morrisville, Rev.
DR.. Harris of Concord, N. H., c. P.
Sawyer, wife and daughter of Hard
wick and Mrs. Valleau of Wolcott. {.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
Good Words for Fleetwood,

The withdrawal of Roger w. HUI
burd of Hyde Park from the contest
tor Secretary of State leaves the field
wholly to Mr.. F. G. Fleetwood. 1t
is safe therefore to predict that Mr..
Fleetwood will be the next Secretary
of State ofVermont. Mr.. Fleetwood
is a young man of excellent ability,
wide-awake and active, a man who
will fill the office with credit to him
self and the commonwealth. Bur
Hngton Daily News.
At the outset ofthe canvass for the
Republican nomination for secretary
of state there was a possibility that
Lamoille county might present two
candidates for this place on the ticket.
Both are typical Republicans, both
are prominent Vermonters, both are
deserving, and the unpleasant neces-
sity of making achoice between them
would have caused no little embar-
rassment to their friends throughout
the party, Happily for all concerned
an agreement has been reached where
by one of them is to be put forward
as the candidate ofthe united county,
and it now becomes the pleasant priv
ilege of The Messenger to endorse the
candidacy of Frederick Gleed Fleet
wood for this nomination.
Mr.. Fleetwood is a representative
young Republican whose natural
qualifications for the office are album
dainty reinforced by an exceptional
education and a liberal experience in
public affairs. He stands first and
last for progressive ideas and that
broad and generous public policy that
is absolutely necessary to be pursued
ifVermont is to develop to their ut
most the opportunities for advance
ment along industrial and social lines
that now confront her.-St. Adams
Messenger.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-02-26
NORTH HYDE PARK,

G. A. Newton, spoken of last week, is
on the improve.
Don't forget the Farmers Meeting at
Hyde Park, Feb. 26 and Fl.
No weddings to chronicle this week
nearer than Eden. Note Eden items.
Elder Clark addressed large audi
ence in Advent church last Sunday
morning.
w. Bidwel1 has vacated the Green
farm on Como Hill and has gone to, we
don know where.
But very little is being said about
town politics as yet that we have heard,
and we have been barking, too.
L. F. Terrill of Jericho, VT, a promi-
nent business man of that place, spent
two days at the home of l.. J. Terril1
last week.
soon be indebted to the weather maker
for kindhesses already shown, if this
continues much longer.
Justus Foss came near losing his life,
besides breaking a good iron bar, while
working in Manning's mill one day last
week. 1t was a wonderful escape for
Mr.. Foss.
Elder Elliot of Waterbury, Secy. of
Vermont Bible Missionary Society, adj
dressed full house in Cong'1 church
Sunday afternoon on the subject of mis-
sionary work in Vermont. Collection
for the cause amounted to $I2.
Prof. Parren addressed large and
attentive audience in East Gilmore last
Friday evening on the subject of tenn
,1eerance. He also expounded the tenn
perance question to the good people of
Elmore Pond Saturday evening. He
speaks very highly of the unlimited
kindness received during his stay with
the good people of Gilmore.
G. H. Sargent, our esteemed friend
aud neighbor, met with quite change
last week, having his hair cut, his whis-
kers trimmed, shirt changed and many
other Improvements. He is recognized
at present only by his voice. Calvin
Foss of this place performed the artistic
work, assisted by his wife and the mem
bers of Mr.. Sargent's family. 1t looks
as though Geo. was getting ready to at
tend March Meeting, or some other
place of amusement.