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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
A Tax on News.
WHITE paper used In
printing newspapers, as most
persons know, is largely

"HE WHITE paper used in
printing newspapers, as most
u persons know, is largely
composed of wood ground
into II pulp. The present tariff on
bleached wood pulp is one-quarter of Il
cent Il pound Pulp which is un
bleached pays One-twelfth of II cent n
pound if mechanically made and one
sixth of a cent pound If chemically
made. Manufactured news print paper
is dutiable at the rate of three tenths
of a cent q pound. Six years ago the
duty on imported wood pulp was 10
per cent. ad valorem, amounting to
about $1.2O q ton. At that time news
print paper like that on which this
issue of The Tribune is printed cost
from $32 to $50 a ton; today it costs
nearer SD Il ton.
Immediately after the tariff on wood
pulp was doubled by the Dingley bill
and Il tariff placed on news print paper,
there was formed corporation known
as the International Paper company.
In a short time it gained control of so
per cent. of the American news print
paper output; and, presto! up went
prices, Notwithstanding that its pro-
moters had solemnly assured con-
Sress and the country that it would not
raise, but by reason of the economies
1t intended to introduce it would actu-
ally lower them. Not only that but by
reason OF excessive valuation of merged
1nt f,
ment the company or trust has dis
appointed its own expectations, if we
may believe the testimony of John Nor
ris before the Industrial commission ut
Washington a year ago.
Wood pulp is made from spruce logs.
The limit of spruce timber available in
the United States for purposes of
newspaper manufacture is in sight;
but Canada has any amount of it,
standing in forests many of which are
yet virgin to the foot of man. If
reciprocity treaty could be arranged
with the dominion--and it could if the
disposition on this side We're allowed a
fair chance-these vast supplies of raw
material necessary in the manufacture
OF paper might easily be opened to
American use, with great benefit TO
readers as we'll as publishers of news
papers. The time is coming when trust
protecting tariffs unnecessary for the
protection of American labor and USE
full only to the promoters of inflated
capitalizations will have to go: and one
of the first to need the AK is that which
forms the cornerstone of the Interna-
tional Paper company.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
Her Destination,

The elevator attendant at one OF the big stores
is used to all sorts and conditions of men, and all
kinds of queer requests, hut he was almost hoorcd
the other day by little, old IriSlwoman. The
old lady got The car at one OF the lower
floors and rode 10 the top without showing any in.
cinaion to get oil. The attendant, thinking she
wanted ride, humorcd her and did not ask her
at Which foor ol department she wanted. The
old lady rode all the way and remained on the
car for the M "Trip, She rode up and down scy.
ela times and finally the elevator man said:
where do you wish 10 get ont MADAME"
No was almost paralyzed when the old woman
fe9ied:
'Wnl yez pllzc let me ont at the Broad street
station, Philadelphia Times
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

NROM AN IDEAL standpoint.
X the indefinite retention in the
- office of commissioner of pen
sions of General Evans would
be the logical consequence of the ap-
proval Of his policy by the president,
an approval which Theodore Roosevelt
unreservedly gives. Yet it does not fol-
low as some critics would like us to
believe. that General Evans retire.
ment means "a reversal of policy or "a
lack of loyalty on the presidents part
toward II subordinate whose course is
endorsed. General Evans has held the
office of commissioner of pensions for
five years, In the face, most of the
time or the btterest fire that has
fallen to the lot of any occupant of
that .office. He has received the vim
dicatipn of approval from two presi-
dents, both soldiers and sympathizers
with deserving applicants for pensions.
So far as he is concerned, he has won
his fight. What more natural than
that he should now seek sphere OF
duty in'ss-whieh honest performance
does mot involve wholesale enmities
and misunderstanding?
There are some offices which offer
very little attraction to an honest man.
One Of them Is the office now held by
Fl. Clay Evans. The occupant of it is
always between two fires-thatof those
who want pension granting to be ex-
pedited without especial heed of the
conditions imposed by law. and that of
those who do not. AS time goes 'on.
ready accounts for the unpopularity of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

Mr.. Evans, himself gallant veteran,
who did simply what his Interpretation
or the laws OF congress required him
to do. 1t Is sufficient to damn any
Union veteran who undertakes 1t with
u firm. determination TO do neither
more nor less than his duty as he sees
1t. Allowing large room for honest diff
ference of opinion as to what duty ex-
acts of the commissioner of pensions,
and recognizing that many of the crit
les Of General Evans course In that
Office are as conscientious as he Isl the
fact still remains that no policy open
to the pension administrator can save
him from Misrepresentation malicious
pursuit and abuse: and when one man
has undergone five years of this kind
OF thing he has earned q furlough, IL
not an honorable discharge.
In the case of General Evans, 1t Is
neither u furlough nor Il discharge, but
u promotion, to be offered as public
proof of the confidence and apprecia-
tion of his immediate official superiors,
who know what he has had to go
through, and who know how bravely
he went through it.. That it strikes
us. Is fair, manly and generous. We
think it will so impress the country.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

"\WO YEARS ago a combina.
tion Of a number of small
properties was formed into
the National Asphalt COM
pany, with a stock capitalization Of
$22,000,000 and bonded debt of $6,000,-
900. 1t is charged and believed that this
was an excessive capitalization for the
actual value of the properties included
in the merger. Later, the National
Asphalt company absorbed the Asphalt
Company of America, with S6,O0O,0OO Of
tangible property, but with stock
capitalization of s3O,OOO,OOO and an equal
bonded Indebtedness. The par value Of
each share of the Asphalt Company Of
America was $50, of which only one
fifth had been paid in: but the consoll-
dation was effected by the National
Asphalt company giving for each share
of stock of the Asphalt Company of
America $40 in 5 per cent. collateral
gold certificates, s. in fully paid per
cent. cumulative preferred stock and
$40 in full-paid common stock--equiva-
lent to $17 bonus.
An investigation of the affairs of this
company made by the Audit company
of New York at the instance of it's
bondholders reveals that the National
Asphalt company, at the time that it
was representing it's affairs to be en-
ceptionally prosperous and, on that
basis, was disposing of large quantities
of stock, was, in fact, earning only
nf TO nl,o,
These required net earnings of $125O0,-
600 year; when, as a matter of fact,
N 1900 the net earnings were only $685.
and in 1901, 1921, All. AS late as last
Iseptember one of it's present receivers
said in letter to the public that the
company was earning full interest on
it's $S0,0OO,OO0 of per cent. bonds, a
statement not only now shown to be
untrue. but one which could hardly
have been made conscientiously at the
time.
The foregoing representations OF fact
which we condense from the New York
Sun, and which are approximately if
not literally true, illustrate what the
American people have to fear in conse-
quence of the recent excessive tendency
toward consultations. In theory the
merging Of competitive interests for
purposes of economy is wise, but in
practice it all depends upon how the
merging is done and how the merged
properties are subsequently admins
tered. No process of financial leger-
demain can permanently make five out
of two plus two. When the volumin-
Gus gas in some of these recent big
consultations shall come under the in
evitable pressure of Il falling market,
look out for trouble.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
ri HE Democracy. and especially the southern
type. since the acquisitions rcsultipg from
the Spanisli.American war, are very much


alarmed at what they term tendency on
the part of our government to imperialism. Even
the conservative and would.bc president, Waiter
| son, in President Roosevelt ambition to
proclaim himself dictator.
1t is remarkable what IL conversion has taken
place in the minds of the Democratic leade.s.
They had no such aversion in Jcilcrson's time,
when Louisiana was purchased. Neither in Mon.
! rocs, when Florida secured. In 1871 the
shibboleh of the party IN the north was "Ji:I0
or Fight yet under the suave persuasiols of the
slave party of the SOUTH who could not utilize
that territory in the interest OF slavery, it was
conceded to England TO the tune of 40 degrees
In 1916 they did not hesitate to enter into 4
war with Mexico. and take from her all her ter
ritory from the Mississippi TO the Pacific, with
the expectation of installing therein their pecn
liar institution. They were encouraged by sew
cral efforts through the leadership Of Walker to
seize some OF the states OF Central America for
slavery extension. Under the administration Of
President Pierce, Buchanan OF Pennsylvania; I;
Mason Of Virginia and Soutc of Louisiana met at
Ostend in Belgium and advised the government
10 buy Cuba, and if it could not be bought then
10 seize it by force.
The islands of Honolulu were entered bv citi
rcns of the United States for business purposes.
The government Of the islands was quietly
<wrnsed from the Hawaiian authorities, and af
terward added 10 the United States. There has
been no protest of these acquisitions by the Dem
ocmtic party.
The war with Spain took place under q Re.
publican administration and the fruits of that
war it is trying to protect. The speeches of
Bryan and the leaders and press Of the party
are trying to make political issue. The hopes
of Filipinos were encouraged, and thousands OF
lives have been sacrificed through the aid and
comfort of their reasonable actions. The rank
and file of the party does not enter into desire
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

King Alfonso's coronation will proba-
bly, be lacking in splendor as compared
to that of Edward the VII, but the
slaughter of beef on the hoof will fur
nsh excitement sufficient to keep the
temperature in the vicinity of the bull
rinpS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

promise. The fact that corporation
like the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
its Kind In the world. sees nothing to
dread In what the Interstate commerce
commission, under the direction of the
president, Is striving to do in enforce-
ment of the federal power to regulate
commerce between the states, should
reassure the smaller fry of railway
corporations, should any feel ag-
grieved because the public interest In
the management of their properties Is
being effectively asserted.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

In Russia editors are sometimes
princes. and one of them, Prince Nest
chersky, says 1t is not the car who
makes Russian opinion, but Russian
opinion which makes the ear. More
and more this thought Is becoming
true of governments everywhere. We
are in the democratic age.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
TEN PAGES.
SCRANTON, APRIL /, 1902.

In view of the divided condition of
opinion among the local representatives
of the labor movement with reference
strike, we think that the men who want
to return to work should now proceed
to do SO. 1t is the only way to end a
struggle that might otherwise noml-
nally go on forever.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

The backbone Of the opposition to
fair treatment of Cuba having been
broken In the ways and means commit
tee, let us hope that this presages early
and favorable action by the house ana
senate. This is one act of legislation
which should be fastened.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
THE NEW BUGABOO
OF ANTI-IMPERIALISM

might probably be cIystalized into the answer
of the lrislnian wlio when asked what his poll
tics were, replied I'm feminist the govern
| ment' =. W. Jay.
Carbondale, March 90.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

Bulgaria's exhibition of bad taste in
turning out the American consul gen.
eral who was active in behalf of Miss
Stone. appears like IL confirmation of
the idea that brigandage may be one
of the recognized industries of that
country,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

The reluctance displayed by the par
don board of late in the matter of in
terfering with the course of justice to-
difficulty in bringing offenders to pun
ishment in this state is. as Il rule, SO
great that the services of a pardon
board are seldom necessary to prevent
mscarriages of Justice
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

The latest gubernatorial boomlet is
that of Senator Focht. 1t looks ahead
to 1906 That is long way off as poll
tics goes; but the Republicans of
Pennsylvania might go further and
fare worse
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

Taking inventory of the small conse-
quences. Count Won Waldersee is
doubtless sorry that General Miles was
unsuccessful in achieving command of
the allied armies in China.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

For calling Joe Chamberlain several
kinds of liar, Nh. Dillon, NJ. F., is to
be publicly congratulated in Dublin.
Now we are wondering how that is
going to help Ireland.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

He Developed an Affirmation.
1t is told i'll ecclesiastical circles that at Il re-
cent dinner the Rev. DIR. Minot j. Savage told a
story of lady who was asked: "Do you ever
think of getting married:''
''Think,' she answered with asperty, Il wor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

The number of New Workers and
others who are sure they could inn
prove on the doings of Mayor Low is
increasing steadily. Fusion is ripen-
ing into confusion.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

Gates that Senator Hanna will soon
find himself in the center Of presiden-
tial boom whether he desires the honor
or not.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

BY all accounts, Il few thousand
Miles bath tubs, as aids to pacitication
in the Philippines, would not come
amiss.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

Captain Christmas had nothing but
promises for the stockings of American
statesman after all.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01

Entered at the Posofficc at scranton, "a. as
Second Glass Mail Natter
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
The Comm sioner of Pensions.

TNROM AN IDEAL standpoint,
X the indefinite retention in the
- office of commissioner of pen
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-04-01
Akin to Grand Larceny.

.WO YEARS ago q combinas
ton Of number of small
Il properties was formed into
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-01
Picking Is Among
Fast Mail Boats

Washington, Nov. 6.-According to
the annual report OF Capt. N: NJ.
Brooks, superintendent OF foreign
malls. the record for the fastest time
made by mail steamer between New
York and Southampton last year be-
longs to the Deutschland OF the Ham
burg-American line. with 147.2 hours.
The Kronprinz Wilhelm OF the North
German Lloyd, made the next best time
1879 hours. The Lucanla Of the Gu
nard Line made the trip from New
York to Queenstown In 1861 hours;
and the Oceanic of the White Star
Line. the same distance in 1872 hours
La Savoie OF the General Transat-
lantlc Line made the fastest trip be-
tween New York and Paris via Havre,
i73 hours. Other fast trips were:
Coptlc. San Francisco and Yokohama.
yia Hongkong. 657.6 hours; America
Maru. San Francisco and Yokohama
and Hongkong, 666 hours; City of Pc
king, San Francisco and Yokohama
and Hongkong, 624,2 hours; Glenogle.
Tacoma and Yokohama and Hongkong
CAT hours: Tesa Maru. Seattle and Yo-
kohama, $40 hours.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-01
BOERS BUYING MULES
EXPERIENCE DURING WAR
FAVORABLE TO AMERICANS
6oERs ACQUAINTED WITH VAN.
kEE MuLE-NoW WANTED
FOR LABOR OF
PEACE.

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. 6.-when tho,
Boer war ended Kansas City mule deal
ers thought they had sold their las,
load OF mules for South Africa. They
did not expect to see much more Brit
ish gold except what the Indian Gov
eminent might leave here. But they
have been agreeably surprised. The
Beers are now buying mules here.
During the three years that Great
Britain was buying mules and ship
ping them to South Africa for war pur-
poses the Beers occasionally stampeded
the mules of a provision train and It
not infrequently happened that the
train as well as the mules fell into
Boer hands. 1t was said that but only
for the habit the Beers had OF taking
the British mules the market would
not have been so lively. AT one time
there were as many Missouri mules In
the hands of the Beers as the British
had. though Il was the British who did
the buyiug.
The Beers found the Missouri mule
sure footed. faithful. reliable enough.
tough and n ready feeder on supplies
that would XIII n borse The poers
liked tho mule. Thev considered his
weaknesses and his po,n,s NJ exceI-
Ience and summing nm everything
thew nronounced him good
After tho war tho british Govern
menf gave the Roers some millions
with which IN restock their farms
when there was no longer any chance
IN get mules nv the old metbod they
wanted IN buv them poor snecu.
,a,or who had money CANA N tho Irnit i.
cd States IN huv various tbinps for his
countrvmen In New Work he found n
man with the trading instinct well de-
welcomed and one NJ the flrst things thew
deciaed 70 do was IN send n sbinloaa
of mules IN the TransyaaI The Boer
member N, tho Arm, vanted IN 90, than
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-01
SEE MONEY IN RICE
HOMESEEKERS PROSPECTING
IN TEXAS RICE BELT
LARGE TOURIST AND REAL Es-
TATE PARTIES IN SUGAR AND
RICE sEcTioNs-AFTER
INVESTORS.

Now or,eons Nov euomosoo,,or,
,ryastors and raot as,a,o ava ,,,r,t,,ro
,ion aoen,s en- largo numbers arc head.
ed for Louisiana and Texas ana I, Is
announced that the severa, narties
now on their wav IN New Orleans and
the supar and rice beIts of Louisiana
ana Texas arc moroIv tho advance
Northern and Western States later on
this season. The Southern Pacific
Railroad Is behind the movement.
The Molliny Marty NJ rea, estate and
immigration agents and some 30 or 40
prospective investors. all from Ohio.
have returned from a trip through the
Louisiana and Texas sugar and rice
belts.
Tho obiec, M tbe,r vis,, IN I.ouis.
lana and Texas was 10 Gonna In nerson.
al contact WITH the snvar ana rIce
nlanters q, ,haso two states In the
Molling party were. among others. w.
II, II. Miller. Fred. C. Evans of New.
ark. Ohio: s, f. Tremble of Columbus
CITY Ind. and l., n. Wellston of Ohio.
,These men were enthusiastic over
what thew saw I'm Louisiana and Tex.
rs They saw they never could have
believed that the possibilities of the
rico countrv were baIf an great as tbev
are had they not personally learned
the facts.
1--WE do not expect to encounter any
difficulty in turning homeseekers this
way after we reach home" was the
way one of them EXPRESSED the result
Of his trim.
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a. II,I,a,' can,.ai go Chioaso Tit
oxo,rs,an n,aa 81 80 - ,wo ao,id
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naa.ima ,n.a,,ors go g. ,ha nar,v
'n - sa.na,,o.s Ne,
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H. :, t,n Son,torn pao,ao
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-01
David Lawrence e Co., ltd.
CIGAR MERCHANTS X X Young Building
PANAMA TITLE GOOD

Washington, ID. C.-Attorney Cen
eral Knox has decided that II the
United States should accept the offer
Of the new Panama Canal Company.
submitted last spring. for the sale of
the canal for s40.000.OO0 IT would re-
ceive through the parties in interest
valid and unincumbered title to the
property. This decision was arrived at
after thorough and exhaustive inves-
tigation of the situation in Paris. first
by Special Attorney Charles w. Rus
sell and later by the Attorney General
himself The Attorney General for
mally submitted the opinion to .Presi-
dent Roosevelt today. II makes about
300 pages. The following Is a synop-
sis:
THE Attorney Generals opinion to
the President on the title which. the
new Panama Canal Company of France
offers to the United States Of all Its
rights and property on the isthmus OF
Panama opens with history of the
concessions made by Colombia In 1873
1890, etc. the formation OF the De Les
seps Panama Canal Company of
France by the liguidator appointed by
tile French court to wind up the af-
fairs OF the old company and OF the
laws passed by France concerning the
liquidation of the old company.
The opinion then takes up the objec-
tons which have been made in this
country to the title proposed to be Civ
en- to the United States. These objec-
tons, It says. resolve themselves into
reasons in support OF the following
propositions:
First-That the new Panama Canal
Company has not power to sell the ca
nal and railway property.
Second-That the liquidator OF the
old Panama Canal Company has not
power to consent to such sale.
Third-That the French courts have
not power to authorize the liquidator
and the new company or either OF
them to enter into the sale.
Fourth-That, at all events. the
United States would take the property
as trust fund subject to the total oh.
| legations to the stockholders, the bond.
holders and the other creditors Of both
companies.
The history and nature OF French
companies of the kind In question are
explained at length. They are said to
be altogether different from our cor
porations, but to be easily understood
II looked upon as private partnerships
which is their essential character.
The opinion says that they are In
some respects regulated by law, but
that these regulations do not change
the essential character of the concerns
as partnerships. do not establish an,
tie between them and the Govern
ment or any obligations from them Il
the Government. and do not forbid tn,
exercise Of liberty to dispose OF thei
property as freely as an individual dis
poses of his, IL no special law forbidI
this II he is solvent and not undel
some particular contract or other like
obligation to retain the property. Th'
new Panama Company is quite solvent
and there is no law to forbid II from
selling.
The powers OF the general meeting
OF stockholders Of that company arr
discussed, and II Is held to have deriv
ed from the partnership agreemen
ample power to sell, as 1t Is proposln,
to do.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-01
A BIRTHDAY LuAu.

Wailuku, Nov 29-Last Thursday
afternoon, Nov. 26. Mr.. and Mrs. T. b..
Lyons gave very fine luau at their
home in Walluku in honor OF the sec
ond anniversary of the birth of their
youngest child. Aluli, Among those
present were: Hon, and Mrs, A, N. Ke'
poikai, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Weight, Mr..
and Mrs. T. p. sylvia. Mrs. S. X. Aluli.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Baldwin. G.. II, Cummings.
Dr. r. w. Boote. Mr.. and Mrs. A. G..
Dickins, Mrs. S. Keliinoi. Mrs. John
Hose, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Robinson.
Miss Ellen Brown, ]. l.. Coke. ]. NELL.
After the luau, the remainder of the
evening was most happily spent in
singing familiar airs,