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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1902-03-06

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
The ARMY in the Philippines.

General Smith is TO be tried at Manila
on the charges made by Major Waller. It
IS to be hoped and expected that the trial
viii bring out the whole story, and it is but
fair 10 assume that the accused will aid i'll
every way to that end The country wants
the truth. General Smith has good record
as a soldier and d good character as
man. and is of course jealous of his repu-
tation Men do not reach his rank in the
army of the United States without possess
ing merit of a substantial order.
This government, it is unnecessary to say
will not stand for inhuman warfare any
where. 1t did not go to the Philippines
hunting trouble with the natives. or with
any intention either of enslaving or exter-
minating them. 1t did not begin the hostili-
ties that have occurred between the United
States troops and the Filipnos. 1t would
gladly bring them to an end today, and it
stands prepared to administer the affairs of
ali the people of the archipelago in a way
To- confer greater benefits on them than
they have ever enjoyed or could secure for
themselves
But while the war lasts it should be
prosecuted with the utmost vigOr. 1t should
he made the real thing for all who have
guns in their hands who may be giving
material aid and comfort TO the enemy.
War in any circumstances is horrible, but
in the circumstances existing in the Philip
pines it must be especially SO for men of
American birth and training. A tropical
jungle is trying field for operations. A
trsacherous and crafty foe-an adept him
self in every form of brutality-is a trying
wear on the patience. When men come upon
bodies of their dead comrades mutilated
after the fashion of sayages, when they
detect only in the nick of time traps set
for their destruction by those they
have been trusting: when they encounter
day after day difficulties and dangers to
which they are strangers. and which are
wholly out of line with struggles against
civilized enemy. 1t is by no means sur
prising that here and there excuses in the
way of revenge occur. Human nature Is
particularly human nature when it has
gun in Its hand and its blood is up.
The army in the Philippines has not as
an organization suffered, however, In the
country's respect by any disclosures of
demonstrated facts that have so far been
made The concentration camps are not
pest holes; the water cure as administered
In few cases by Americans suggests &C
cording to the testimony rather rough
form Of college hazing. not essentially dam
gerouS to life. and women and children in
spite of alleged orders for promiscuous
slaughter have been in fact we'll cared for
The record is of course subject to revision
In the light of the possible future results
of the pending inquiry but in the main up
II this date it is excellent for enterprise for
valor. and for humanity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
The Trust and the Food Supply.

In complete refutdtion of the rejoinder
that there is no beef trust" which has met
the charge OF an organized attempt to raise
dence secured by the New York Herald YES
tsrday that all of the wholesale storage and
branch houses in the metropolis are bound
by the same scale of prices. even to the
traction OF cent and the least graduation
In quality Volunteer experts in the meat
business went Systematically among these
branches. and. keeping careful notes of
their discoveries. asked the whole range of
prices On comparing notes later it was
found that there was the most perfect
agreement. If there is no trust in fact
there Is at least an absolutely harmonious
understanding between the SIX great pack
Ing houses. requiring the most perfect COM
bination of interests.
Ii was further ascertained that the whole
salers were not at all anxious TO do business
save on their own terms. Feeling indepen-
dent N the possession of the total visible
supply of fresh meats they We're deaf to
suggestions of credit and spe cial sales. and
Indifferent TO offers for cut meat, preferring
TO hold carcasses entire 10 cutting them into
joints. rounds and steaks. This was inter-
preted as meaning that they anticipated a
further rise in price of which they could
cut. In other words, the suggestion was
plain that the meat wholesalers were trying
to hold back the retail supplv for the day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Base Ball Contracts and Business

Base ball law. already peculiar, has been
additionally complicated by the decision of
the Pennsylvania supreme court in reversal
of the decision of the court below in the
case of Napoleon Lajoie That player de-
serted the Philadelphia National League
club to join it's rival in the same city, and
the lower court held that the contract I'M
der which he had served was inequitable
through a lack of mutually. LajOie and
more than fifty other former National
League players continued throughout last
season to play ball with the American
League. and their number has been swelled
this season by other deserters from the old
organization. If the latest decision, hold
ing the Lajoie contract good, is enforced
the American League clubs will be stripped
of their best players and the old National
League will gain somewhat, though not
correspondingiy, in power and prestige. 1t
is believed that many of the players af-
fected by the decision will remain idle for
the season rather than rejoin their old
clubs at the former salaries. There is some
likelihood of fund being provided for the
payment of their salaries by the American
League in case the Pennsylvania decision
stands. 1t may yet be offset by ruling
from the United States courts when the
Philadelphia club seeks to enforce the in
junction in other states than Pennsylvania
The issue in this case Is of interest be-
yond the base ball circles. 1t involves a
principle which. if applied according to the
declaration of the Pennsylvania supreme
court to ordinary lines of business would
perhaps have a serious effect upon the in
dependence of the individual worker. The
old base bail contract was held by the
courts to be inequitable and non-enforce-
able at law because of the wording of the
reserve rule by which the club sought
to hold a player from season to season.
There was then substituted q new form of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22

| to reap larger harvest when the orders
came. presumably from Chicago, to add
half a cent pound to all grades.
Here Is presented the picture of the abso-
lutte control which the beef trust has of the
meat market. No dealer can buy from
anybody else than the trust save in a few
instances. If he is the slightest degree
derelict in his payments he is held to the
strictest account or loses his supply. He is
biacklisted and any wholesaler who sells
him meats finds himself in turn shut out of
the market The trust, in fact, regards the
public as its own carcass, to be divided and
subd!vided at will 1t appears to believe
that the people must eat meat or die, and,
having an absolute control of the supply, it
can shift the prices to suit itself. But the
resolution of the people to abstain from
fresh meats, to live more largely upon vege-
! tables, has caused a marked decline in the
consumption, in some instances of more
| than so per cent. The consuming public is
after all not so completely at the mercy of
the trust as it was thought to be.
a fall in prices is inevitable now unless
the beef trust manages to corner the egg
market and the vegetable market, or to
combine with some association which has
already secured a hold upon those sources
of food supply. If that be done and the
prices of all the necessities of life rise
simultaneously, then will come a crisis. the
end of which cannot be confidently fore
told. For dalliance for profit with the COM
modities which feed the body and upon
which human life depends is dangerous in
the extreme. There is trouble for some
body in a proposition to control the whole
food supply. and the chances are that ulti-
mately it is not for the consumer. The
common law in making penal offense of
the engrosSing" ''forestallng" of the
food supply gave voice to a public COM
mand. common to all humanity. that there
should be artificial tampering with the
means whereby life is sustained. There is
no surer way of developing all that is saw
age and dangerous in man, whether civil
lized or uncivilized, than to threaten him or
mis- loved ones with lack of food or with
interference with his ready access to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Special Sale of
Women's & Misses Shoes.
(Half and Less.)

We offer the spring and sum-
mer sample line of Womens
and Misses Shoes, Oxfords and
Slippers at half and less than half
price. They are the product of the
John ]. Lattermann Mfg. Co. of
New York, and are strictly high
grade goods and perfect in every
particular. And there are no two
pairs alike in the lot.
Only two sizes in the women's
goods, 81 and 4, A and B. Only
one size in the misses, Is, B and {.
The women's oxfords are
S2.25. Value, $500 to $500.
The women's Boots are
$3.50. Value, $3.50 to 5000.
The women's slippers are
SI.75. Value, $3.50 to $3.50.
The Misses Shoes are
SI.75. Value, S2.5o to $3.50.
They are conveniently displayed
on center counters.
Third floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22

contract, running for two years and renew
able at the pleasure of the club at the ex-
piration of that period. But the practice
was to offer the player substitute con-
tract each autumn. one year before the ex-
piration of the old one, so that in practice
the contract never expired, and the player
was always held for from three to four sea-
sons of service in advance, one or two act
ually contracted for and two anticipated by
the option. This custom practically bound
the player perpetually to the service of
certain club, which in turn could terminate
the bargain with ten days notice. The
lower Pennsylvania court held that this
arrangement was Illegal because of this
opportunity on the part of the club to close
the service at will and the virtual inability
of the player to secure his release from
onerous agreement short of deliberate bad
work. Even in that case he would be prob
ably sold" or released outright to another
club in the same association, to be held
under equally burdensome conditions.
If the contract and the custom of the
National League are sustained by the high
est courts there would seem to be nothing
to prevent any employer from securing a
perpetual hold upon the services of valu-
able employe at the formers own price, es-
pecially If all employers in a certain line of
business were to adopt similar methods
through association. There is a decided
suggestion Of the trust principle in the
manner in which the leagues contention
has now been sustained Under the arrange
ment of last season the players had an open
market for their services, with two rivals
bidding for them. The natural result has
been an Increase in the salary rate. The
sure consequence of an absolute enforce
ment of the latest court decision is radi-
cal reduction of all the base ball salaries
as to which the general public, of course, is
only family interested. But the public is
interested in knowing whether this deci-
sion tends toward the establishment of the
doctrine that employers, by combining and
adopting the league scheme of renewable
contracts, can corner the market in any de-
partment of human industry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
The Anacostia Appropriation.

BY adding $50 900 to the river and harbor
bill yesterday before passing that measure.
the Senate put the Anacostia river improve
ment upon the basis of beginning provided
the House agrees. The general tendency in
the shaping of this measure is toward liber-
ality. and there is no reason to ex-
pect a defeat for the local item, which ap-
pe1lS SO strongly to the common sense and
the sentiment of self-preservation of mem
bers of Congress. The sum named is rela-
lively small and the objects toward which
II tends vastly superior to those which
attract far larger appropriations in the
v'te-Casting districts
This branch Of the Anacostia improve
ment falls directly within the river and
h1roor work of the government. 1t ap-
plies only To the lower stretch of the stream
lying below the navy yard bridge. From
THAI point to the Potomac the work will be
OK a nature to make naviSable the channel
of the stream. which is now barely safe for
the government steamers which visit the
navy yard. Above the bridge the work is to
h. Of a semi-OrnamentaI character with
the health of the public primarily in view.
however That portion will fall within the
direct scope of the park commission plans
and half Of the expense will be borne by
the District The lower work, of course.
VIII De IN harmony with the upper. and
VIII partake in some degree of park i'm
Provement character TO the extent of the
provision of sea walls and water drives
This enterprise has been long delayed with
practically no reason Demonstration has
explained the defeat of the appropriation at
some sessions. sheer Indifference to the de-
mands Of health at others, cheese-paring
economy on other occasions Last year the
Item had been accepted by both houses and
would have become law but for the final
defeat of the conference report in the SEN
ate There is no reason to look for the
defeat OF the bill at this long session and
with proper degree Of persistence on the
part OF the Senate coEferees in urging this
necessary Item for enactment the formal
be GINNING OF the work viii! be secured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
The South as a Hoodoo.

Mr. Bailey puts aside the suggestion about
the presidency on the score that he is
southern man, and that the greatest of our
prizes is not at this day for any man of
that section. Did it occur to him also that
being senator he is popularity supposed to
be under the influence of hoOdoo as re-
spects the chief magistracy? 1t is a we'll
grounded superstition. The Senate is not
stepping stone TO the White House.
The more recent record this subject is
interesting. Gen. Harrison. who was then
In the Senate. aspired to his party's nomi-
nation to the presidency in 1884 and was
defeated. He ceased 10 be a senator in 1887,
and the next year was nominated to the
presidency and elected. In 1892 Mr.. Cleve-
land defeated with ease his three rivals for
the presidential nomination. all of whom
were senators-Hil. German and Brice. In
1896 the democratic members of the Senate,
boldly challenging the hoodoo, openly fav-
ored, and in a fashion put forward, a men,
Der of the Senate for the Chicago nominal
ton. Mr.. Teller was far and away the
ablest man among those considered avail
able that year. But, as developments dem
onstrated. he hadn't the ghost of a show
The convention. after balancing the claims
of minor quantities. at last grew hysterical
speech.
Will the force of the hoodoo be broken in
1904? Mr.. Bailey will not challenge it, but
how about Mr.. German? He re-enters the
Senate next March. and by the next year
will be fully under the hoodoos shadow
His name figures prominently in the presi-
Dental speculation. and with his consent.
His friends seem ignorant of or Indifferent
TO the senatorial hOodOO. His rivals are
Mr.. Hill. who is in private life; Tom John
son. who as mayor of Cleveland is probably
dreaming about what came to a certain
mayor of Buffalo; Henry Watterson. who
only last winter declined to permit his name
to go before the Kentucky legislature in
the senatorial race. and Mr.. Olney. who is
practicing law in Boston. Will the demo-
cratic party put aside this list of availabes
and go to the Senate for it's candidate?
That would be a new departure, and would
put out of business every rabbits foot tied
with yellow ribbon in the country. For of
course all charms and every sort of tails
man will fail should the party deliberately
and courageously fly in the face of of
the best-established warnings
- No explanation has ever been offered as
to why the Senate is. or is considered to be,
a hoodoo in this matter. Is it not time to
inquire? Why not refer the question to
some wel-accredited clairvoyant. with
power to send for person and papers and
report before the summer of 1904?
Every time an automobile breaks the
record on a public highway. the sentiment
of the average citizen is divided between
a feeling of admiration and an impression
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
The Maple.

l wisht 1 was a maple,
Wifi muffin tall to do,
Excep' to stan and wave my han
Up to de sky so blue
An nebber have to worry
Bout what 1 gwineter sup,
But sing song all winter long
An sleep a standin' up.
An when de sun gifts pow'ful
An makes me long fob shade,
I'd wait fob clothes, until dey grows,
An wear em ready-made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
The Steamship Pool.

From the New York World.
The formation of the steamship trust
arouses for the moment fewer apprehen-
sionS than that of many smaller
merger Ocean freights cannot be made
exorbtant while ''tramps' are so numer-
GUS, cabin-passage cost concerns mainly
the wellto-do, and the abandonment of
steerage rate-cutting is not an unmixed
calamity. Economies of operation must be-
come possible, and direct shipments to dis
tant ports facilitated. while the promised
daily sailing will be an Improvement upon
the intermittent hustle of steamer day -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Passing Of Bryan.
From the indianapolis Journal.

From the indianapolis Journal.
In the names given as those of the man
ayers of the democratic congressional cam
paign committee. Mr.. Bryan will not find
one who was his real friend except Mr.
Overmyer of Kansas. So, in spite of his
newspaper and his speeches. Mr. Bryan is
being shelved two years before the presi-
Dental nomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
An Execution,

at is great injustice to say that we
put prices up" said the trust magnate.
Il am sorry if I have done you any in
justice" answered the plain citizen, but
there is a general impression to that eff
feet"
1T is a very erroneous impression. When
we desire to buy anything ourselves we
always put the price down."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Columbia Rules.
Few York Mail and Express.

From the New York Mail and Express.
The English having seen their ocean
steamers pass under the control Of Ameri-
can capital, now fear that the American
underground railway will upset Nelson's
monument. Britannia may rule the waves
but she is afraid that Mr.. Morgan may pool
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Young America.

whats the matter, little boy?" said the
kind hearted man. ''Are you lost?'
No was the manful answer; 81 amt
lost. I'm right here. But I'd like to know
where father and mother wandered off to-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
An Assured Result.

What do you think will be the outcome
of this isthmian canal enterprise?''
We'll" answered Senator Sorghum, with
the air of a man who weighs his opinions,
Il think l can guarantee you some very
fine opinions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Smiles,

A man is like the honey bee,
Who tolls the live-long day;
The trust is like the man who takes
The honey all away
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
elf they re Rich's Shoes
they're proper"
T0lpne F, Cor. 10th.
Entire Building. Phone ''one-flfty."

We have never before in
our career experienced such
sale of Oxfords as is going
on now. And why? Because
the variety is larger, the styles
more elaborate and the quail
ity the best. In our showing
you find only those styles
which are acknowledged to
be the correct ones-an as
sortment which is not dupli-
Gated in this city-in fact, no.
where south of Philadelphia
is such exclusiveness in foot
wear to be seen. Particular
dressers appreciate this fact,
and, consequently, we enjoy
a large patronage among just
such people.
All that can be said about
our Spring Oxfords also ap-
plies to our footwear for we'd
dings, receptions and all So
clal events, as we'll as novelty
footwear-shoes made es-
peclally for hunting, golhng,
riding, yachting and other
out-of-door sports.
Preparations for May Balls
are in full blast. We're as
busy as bees supplying the
footwear. And such an as
sortment. Every novelty
every staple style in children's
footwear.
An inspection of our es-
adjustment comprising an
entire building of five floors
devoted entirely to the selling
of high-grade footwear for
men, women and children
may prove profitable to you.
b. Rich's Sons,
High-grade Footwear,
Ten-one F, cor 10th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
49,

Belfast has served notice on it's telephone
company that charges must be reduced to
SO year. No barney there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22

Mayor Low of New York is struggling
with the very ancient difficulty resulting
from the ease with which impractical laws
can be passed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Sale of
Mems Furnishings
AT Attractive Prices.

so dozen Mems New Scarfs,
Four-in-Hands, Tecks and Puffs.
made of ffty-cent quality silks.
Csc. Each.
100 dozen Mems Half Hose, plain
black and black with unbleached
feet; also black and navy blue with
white printed designs. All sizes.
2 Pairs for Csc.
90 dozen Mems French Balbrig-
gan Undergarments-shirts, "a to
A.; drawers, with reinforced gussets,
sizes 28 to AZ.
soc. Per Garment.
1900 Mems Negligee Shirts, made
OF an excellent quality of madras
all in neat and attractive designs.
Sl.OO Each.
We have too many shapes in
High-fold Collars at twenty-five
cents, and in order to discontinue
five styles we offer same at
5 for SOC.
Mems Store, First floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22

Palma's inauguration will be the occa-
sion of a holiday 1t is hoped that the
Cubans will yield to certain prejudice
and omit the bull fights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Weak in Prophecy

From the New York Tribune.
Byron wrote that mans control of the
ocean stops with the shore. In his most
poetic visions he never iforesaw a comnuni-
ty of interests in steamship lines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Upright Cord or
Warn Welt PiUue.

Particularly desirable for womens
skirts and suits.
We offer three reliable qualities at
reasonable prices.
25c., SOC and 371ac. per yard.
Second hoor-Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
Plant Trees,
From the Brooklyn Eagle.

TOM the BroOkIyn EagIe
1t adds to the homelike character of a
city to embower it's houses in naples and
elms, to give hiding places for the BIRDS
and 1t adds to GOODNESS and salubrity as
well as beauty to provide shade against the
blistering days of summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-22
SHOOTING STARS.
The Best of the Argument.

Look at the birds in the trees" said the
man who wants to keep house: they
wouldn't think of living in a crowded tene-
ment.'
Yes" answered his wife, but look at
the ants They always live in an apart
ment house. And every one knows that
ants are smarter than birds"