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Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
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Freemasonry is something more than a meeting round the social board. said visitor at a recent lodge meeting Having knocked about the world for twenty years and being a Mason for the last six, he could bear testimony 10 the great advantage it was to a man as soon as he began to travel. In South Africa his experience was that Masonry was a sure passport to in- mediate relief whenever 1t was want ed. every Mason being ready to do what he could for a brother even if be had never met him before.
 There are nineteen Royal Arch chap ters in New York city, with a com bined membership of 200.
 One of the largest and wealthiest communicates in the world is Pkts- burg commandery of Pittsbwg. It has over 1,2O0 members.
 How many Masons are familiar with the history of their own lodge2 Every lodge should publish a concise his tory, together with its bylaws, and place it in the hands of every member. Masonic Standard.
 Jesse c. Walker is the new grand master of the grand lodge of Wiscon- sin. He resides in Milwaukee.
 Old Warren lodge, No. 2, of Machias. Me, Is rich in unique Masonic history This body was chartered in 177S and named for Major General Joseph War ren, who was killed at Bunker Hill and who was then grand master of North America.
 A new $SO,O0O Masonic temple is be- ing planned for Cambridge, Mass.
 There are eleven Royal Arch chap ters in Brooklyn. N. '. The largest IS Orient with 66o members.
 Masonry is ever the same-un- changed and unchangeable. It is suit ed to every land, cline and state of civilized society. It welcomes and marches abreast with the highest civ ilizatiOn and the greatest moral and religious reforms.
 San Francisco is to have a day light" Masonic lodge.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
Trend Toward nemocrncr.

Judging from what Progress, the leading labor organ of Buffalo, says, the wage earners of that city have be come tired and disgusted with the ac- tions of the Republican bosses. There will be an excellent opportunity this fall," says this labor organ, 'to teach some political leaders in Buffalo 6 wholesome lesson;S' and then continues by describing an example of Repub- lican rottenness. In Ohio. Pennsyl- vania, Indiana, Illinois, Massachusetts and other states similar conditions seem to prevail, and the trend Is every where toward the Democracy where it shows a determination to push re- forms.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29

, the brawny miners were cheered. With drills and hammers they an nounced ready and when the time keeper gave the signal they were off in an instant. eager for the fray, like well trained horses on the race course. The two powerful men worked like machinery; their strokes were as regular as a trip hammer. The bleach CTS yelled when they saw the power which was being thrown into the bios and the bookmaker picked them as winners at the very start
 One hundred dollars they win.' cried the bookmakeT. He was taken but still he was not daunted. He had picked them for winners and offered more bets. They were taken. The crowd eheeTed and the spectators stood up in their seats. The contest was growing exciting and intuition told them that a great record was going to happen.
 One, two, three minutes passed and the stroke was as steady and as pow erful as at the beginning. The fifth minute passed and there was no let up in the stroke.
 You are winning. Chamberlain: you are winning. Make" yelled the bleachers and it did look that way.
 Seven minutes, eight minutes. nine minutes. and still the same machine like blows. though they were striking now on half minute shifts, having started out with minute shifts. Cham herlain striking 50 and Make 49 to the minute, losing only one blow in making the shift
 Ten, eleven, twelve minutes Still To let up. They were on the next toI the last drill
 Thirteen minutes. the last drill, and Chamberlain working like mad
 There was one continuous cheer from the crowd.
 Fourteen minutes. The crowd held it's breath. The two big men had stop ped. What was the matter? Had they given up. these brawny sons of Mexico who had given promise of n'aking themselves champions? No one of them speaks.
 We won't do any more" said the striker as he threw down the hammer. Again the crowd held it's breath. Itl thought there was a dispute over the rules or something of that sort. Ten sion was high. Every ear was cooked ] to hear what was coming next. Every neck was craned in the direction of | the drillers. With a smile the driller l added:
 If we put her in any deeper there won't be any more drilling matches and anyhow there is not enough steel 10 hold onto"
 The crowd broke locH and the | was spontaneous and thun- ferrous.
 The judges advanced. Down into he freshly drilled hole went the steel | measuring rod, and then the judge 'toOd up before the crowd. When he 'miled a great yell went up and for rinute he could not be heard. The J spectators knew that two new cham ions faced them and the cheers were 'or these men. Then came moments Hence and, raising his hand, the judge | aid: Forty-three and oRe-quarter nches."
 Chamberlain and Make had downed he Terrible Swedes" and made a 7ew record for sure.
 They had drilled only fl minutes, 'orfeiting one minute of their time, md had broken the worlds record in he finest double handed drilling con- est ever witnessed
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
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The Independent Order of Odd Eel lows has more homes for the widows end orphans than any other organiza- ton in existence.
 The Modern Woodmen will hereafter bold head camp sessions only once in three years.
 The fraternal system has carved for itself an important place among the In- stitutions of the land
 The National Union reports a splen-i did growth In membership since the, first of the year. This order was or gsniZed under the laws of Ohio in 1881.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
A Form of Graft,

The press dispatches announce that Chief Wilkie of the secret service bu- reau of the treasury has returned to Washingtonfrom a long trip to China and Japan on government business. The secret service bureau was estab- Iished to prevent counterfeitiDg In this country, and what it can possibly have to do In the orient Is a mystery. These expensive Jaunts at public ex- pense are a form Of graft that needs 'nvest'gct.o-.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
l 1HAccA!BEFs

Reports from many Maccabee juris- dictions show steady gain in mem- bership.
 Look up the suspended members. A and perchance keep a family from want
 Many of the California tents will nearly double their membership this year.
 Over 1000 new members joined the order in Maine during the first six months of this year.
 An enthusiastic social committee in each tent will be great help in bring ing out the members in the work.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
Fr.,ernaI order of Easle..

The Fraternal Order of Eagles is fast becoming one of the most power ful fraternities in the Hawaiian Is lands, and the aerie in Honolulu bears on it's membership roll the names of almost all the leading professional and business men of the island. .s
 Broekton aerie of Massachusetts re gently Initiated a class of nearly . hundred candidates.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
A. fn RaiIrnnd Rnfea

If any one thinks that high railroad rates do not affect him be may change his mind when he knows that In 1908 the average freight paid by each per son in the United States amounted to S1672. So the average family of five pay SS3.60 as their share of the trans portation charges, and yet the Repub- lican leaders don't want to regulate railroad rates.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
Our Statesmen.

What are we coming to7 One Re publican United States senator gets six months in jail, others are out on bail, another is proved a grafter, and similar charges are pending against more of them.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
Sons of America.

Plans are on foot for the establish ment of home for the care of aged and indigent members of the order.
 Recent reports from 6 number of iu- risdictions show the order is growing rapidly.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
Royal NeiRhbors.

Hereafter the last Monday in April will be Royal Neighbor children's day.
 The supreme camp changed Royal Neighbor memorial day from the third Sunday in June to the day observed by the Modern Woodmen.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
sinxuIar at Present.

4 correspondent wants to know whether "the administration" is plural or singular. There is no fixed rule but the present one is singular Washington Post
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29

Delicious Alhambra coffee with pure Phoenix cream Light lunch is agaiI ,eing served at the Alhambra Ics 'ream Parlors. This Is the fourth 'eason that this beverage has beer 'efore the Bisbee public. and no intro .uction Is necessary, the tremendous -uns 1t has had tn the past sttestine rs popularity.
Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-29
MACCABEES.

The State Commander of SOuth Da-
 kOta-Bee BuzEes.
 Under the leadership of P. c. Wat. ters the order is making splendid progress in South Dakota. and the in. dications are that the net gain in mem.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
A Programme for Venezuela.

The failure of the Hon HERBERT W.
Bowen TO produce results in Venezuela
by the usual methods Of diplomacy is
generally apparent.
Minister BowEN has been reported as
suggesting to the Administration a
programme or policy consisting Of these
three parts:
!. His own recall from Caracas by the
Department Of State;
2. The severance Of diplomatic re!o-
lions with lene2ueid;
3. A formidable demonstration by
American ships Of war at La Guayra,
the port Of Caracds.
II this IS roally The advice Mr. bowen
has rendered. part nj least of tho pro-
crammo deserves serious consideration
ut Washington.
We mean the first part. Concerning
the second and third numbers, before
favoring resort to extreme measures on
the assumption that President CASTRO is
ncorrigible, and that what Mr.. Bowen
has not done no other man in his place
could do, we submit substitute propo-
GALS. The programme thus revised
would stand as follows:
!. Mr.. BowEN's recall from Caracas
by tho Department Of State;
?. The appointment of a new Minister
to Venezuela-some man after Secretary
HAYS own heart;
3. The postponement Of any naval
demonstration until another attempt at
settlement has been made by the man
after Mr.. HAYS own heart under Mr.
HAYS immediate supervision
1t is barely possible that in tho case Of
Mr. BOWEN the personal factor has been
tho determining factor in the equation
Of failure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
neser ilns IN the Army.

To THE EDGruR oF TIE SUN--Str, In your
paper OF Feo you speak OF desertious N
the army and navy as follows.
-ltisa very serious matter. 10 It pocaioe that the
Amtncan soldier or sailor mas been rendered uuGi
Tor military subordlnatl0n by ais independence In
civil life that muuny In MS eyes Is simply form
of strikc-a liberty OF conduct to vaen ne Is fully
enutcd as an American clliI ini'
Your question has gone to tho root OF the
matter. The fault Is not With the officer, nor.
indeed with the soldier but with the general
spirit OF reckless and defiant independence
that pervade- the whole OF American society
TO each individual such spirit IA most
noticeable in others not In himself Army
Officers are astonished to see IL In strikes.
lockouts, lynchinRs burninKs and riots.
civilians are amazed that such a spirit shoull
show itself I'm the army. where II certainly
strikes at the root OF every military virtue.
Il is the same spirit In both c0ses: ii bids
us make the law we uout. IL bids US fout the
law We make.
in a recent service magazine a Major OF
infantry discusses the cardinal vices OF the
American soldier. Ito is summing up the
experiences, OF twenty years he nnds that
FlrSt An abnormal claim, view and dcvcl-
opment OF personal Independence; spirit re-
bell.oas and !nsaeerd!nate &c authority TIT;
thesis and those that follow are fully proved
and explained by the MAJOR.
second Excessive and unnecessary wants;
Third deficient sense OF the seriousness
and the obi cation OF the enl .stment oath.
Fourth Incorporate criticism OF superior
authority. "a loose tongue.
Fifth Sehshness. lf-seoktng.
Sixth Contempt OF humble things and
duties: determination TO avoid or 10 throw
them on.
over the Globe. but I'm no nation 10 such de-
rrce as with IA. The army simply reflects. in
ia small mirror. the nation at large. A com
plcte reform ia this. "a IN every other such
case. viii come when each person--onicer and
soliler-reform, himself In the meantime
let us paw our soldiers better and exact their
heat service Let NJ support the authority
OF competent and Just officers. and dismiss
every ono who u proved to be unjust and
tvraunical 4 long observation Of army
oNoira will convince any observer that en-
llsted men have. In general few iust causcS Of
complnlnt II is true. however. that they
should have moro nay, and especially Tint
rho higher grades ~ serreents should be
better mid II Ia nt this point that measures
or reform should he Cor1mon cod. This Is a
matter for the action OF Con rress
EDWARD S. HOLDEN.
WEST POTST Feb. O.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
ONE FLOATING MOTEL OPEN
John Arbuckie Ate at the First Dinner In II
Lights out az IO;8OP VI.

John Arbuckle's Deep Sea Hotel is nov
open for business. The two large lanterns
beside the gangway at the pier at the foot
Of West Twenty-frst street will now burn
until 1880 O'Clock every night TO guide the
boarders to their floating home, and the
routine Of life will proceed according 10 the
card inside the door, This announce
breakfast from q to s A. NJ, lunch from
IL to 80 and dinner from to 100
Mr.. Arbuckle and twenty-five young
mon and women sat down with no cero-
mony 20 the first meal served in the floating
hotel at $50 O'Clock last night. It was IN
old fashioned chicken potpie dinner, with
parsnips. apple sauce. stewed prunes and
Mr. Arbuckle's own coffee aud sugar
Enough Young women have been accepted
10 make up the seventy-fve which the Jacob
A Stanler accommodates, and II Is also ex-
pected that the steamship John Wise along
aide will be ready at the week end for tho
thirty men whose applications have been
approved.
The young women who nre already set
tied in the hotel work In the department
stores In lower New York and receive an
average wage OF 50 per week, They are
boarded and lodged for 81. so week. The
men. who pay 50 so weekly for room and
board, are mechanics and tradesmen
drawing low wages. Only respectable wage
earners Of both sexes are accepted
A newspaper reporter haa been rejected
1t was judged that hi wage we're to high
TO make IL necessary for him to live thern
About $50 que "a will ultimately be az
oommodated In the summer mothers
and their children will be taken aboard
and the whole fleet will rail down TO the
Hook at night and enjoy the breezes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
The strange Land OF An traliA,


Sunny Australia Is best described as polt'cA
hotAouse. beneath the glass OF extreme democ-
rscy twenty varieties OF State socialism ARE bu idng
and A dozen more have reAcaed their full b,0om
here a generation or two before tnelr due time la
other parts OF the world.
The climate, indeed. Is the chief factor In fAsh-
ioning Australian politics. II they are attsnced.
II is because the sun here has forced early de-
vrlopneni Girls here reach maturity two or
three years earlier than In Amerioe-and countries
count by generations. Meanwhile, perpetual sum.
uer ami continual sunlight are sap3lng iuuivl4ua
energies Even the American wno comes here
soon finds that sustained husiilng Is physical
impossibnlty. Let him spend three or four ytArs
IN the country and he viii erase to wonder al the
laws for an eight Tour day and the early closing
OF shops The winter Is only another summer
cooler II Is true. but not cold enough 70 be lnWg0r
allng
So II Is that, beneath the Australian sun. th.
individual withen and the State ia more and more
II seems hight that the State should take risks
that are TOO great for the Individual. And the
drought makes HE lottery for every one here
Men who own thousands OF sheep to-day may be
seokng a weeks wage on Government relief works
two or three yeaTS hence, as hundreds escaped the
dilemma OF starvation or private charity during
the great drought that broke last year. Neither
Industry nor intelligence nor frugAity can secure
a man against disaster 10 the Ausiral Ian bush. II
Is little wonoer that many seek the security of
a comfortable billet In the Government service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
Feeding the Philippine Troops.

Australia has no cause to regret the
American occupation of the Philippines.
In the months from January 1908, 70
December, 1904, the depot commissary
at Manila bought 1894 AS pounds OF
beef, costing 5000, OH. and 70S,2S2 pounds
Of mutton, costing $50 ,266, for the army
in the islands, and every pound OF IL
came from the Land of the Laughing
Jackass. From January to June. 1908,
the beef was supplied through the navy
at a cost of eight and two-thirds cents
n pound Since then Manila firms have
furnished it under contract at con-
siderable saving to the Government.
Commissary- General WESTON, who has
Just explained to Congress the system
Of supplying meats to the army in the
islands, says that he is unable to see
how the trade can be given to merchants
in the United States. because, in his
opinion. they cannot supply the meat
for less than IL or ~ cents pound
delivered by the contractor at Manila
The contractor must freeze tina meat
put 1t in a refrigerator ship ana sehu
il across the Pacific. and the cost oil
transportation renders it impossible
for the United States TO compete with
Australia. If Congress should require
that American beef be bought for the
AMY, the enlisted men would not be
affected. as they get their beef for moth
ing, but the increased cost would be a
hardship for officers and employees who
must buy and pay for all they eat
The law provides that domestic bidders
shall have preference in the awarding
of Government contracts, cost and
quality being tho Same. II firm in
this country will make as low bid as
the Australians do it will get the con-
tract. There seems to be no prospect
of this, and Gen. WESTON appears TO
be of the opinion that American Drawn
in the Philippines will be nourIshed by
Australian beef for a considerable period
OF time 10 COMP.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08

The passionate ardor that burns in
Washington for Government regulation
OF railroad rates ia beautiful but it is n
little queer. Democrats and Republicans
light their torches at the sincere fame in
the White House They make a fine
socialist procession, but what is ell the
row about? Is n high commission Of
railroad rates the one thing needful
to make Americans happy? In all
this mob of persons who say or believe
that something must be done to make
the railroads behave themselves. how
many have had any personal loss or
damage from those powers of evil?
The population is not composed en-
tirely Of "sh.ppe"s'; and not all ship
pers- nave a grievance. What good viii
an Interstate commerce court do TO the
majority Of Americans?
Even conccding the somewhat novel
proposition that every business and
trade should have it's special tribunal:
that guild courts, so to speak, courts Of
commerce. courts OF labor courts of
industry class courts of one sort and
another ought to be created how much
money In the pocket would each Ameri-
can get out Of court Of interstate COM
mercer The share must be great, or the
great economists at Washington would
not nod their mighty brows in approval
of the plan but just how much year will
one undivided eighty-millionth of the
benefits be?
Since the insertion Of the Federal nose
me business is now regarded "a the end
for which the Government was instituted,
why not direct that august organ where
it will do the most good 70 the greatest
number?
According TO m often quoted estimate
NJ Dvn's Rerior the cost ofliving figured
on 200 staple articles, from June /. 1897.
TO March /, 1901 increased Al per cent.
Whatever be the exact size Of the n
crease everybody not Independently or
indecently rich feels the squeeze. Here
Is no abstract question, no distant or
doubtful injury. The jewellers in the
house and the tenement house and the
fot house, the boarding house keeper
and the boarder. the commuter in his
shinglcd palace and the young clerk in
his hall bcdroom-all sorts and condi-
tions undergo, and many swear at. this
increased cost Of living OF course, it
comes hardest on the salaried and wage
earning classes
The high price Of food is ono Of the
chief grievances. Most articles of food
ore the subject OF inters .,te commerce.
Indirectly, therefore, they are the sub
jet Of Federal regulation. Directly, they
are its subject as intimate and immediate
parts Of the general welfare. Sef-feed-
inE States are rare.
Why shouldn't The President recon-
mend and he Congress make laws for the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-08
AnIncldcnl of Police Life.

Police Commissioner McADoo has been
compelled TO abandon bis efforts to bring
TO trial the members of the Police Depart
ment who on Dec. 10 violated the pro-
visions of the Penal Code by performing
a mock marriage in the East Fitty-first
street station. lie knows that crime
was committed, in which several patrol
men were implicated. He knows that at
least twoscore policemen are acquainted
with all the details Of the crime; but
against the mass OF perjured testimony
that the guilty men and their comrades
have produced the Commissioner can
make no Roadway He is helpless.
On the day in question man and
woman. recent immigrants to this coun-
try, went to the police station and sad
that they wished to be married They
were acting in good faith. The humor-
lists of the precinct took advantage OF
the couples ignorance OF American Gus
toms and, with policeman personating
priest, imposed upon them false
marriage ceremony, which the man and
woman accepted in good faith rs legal
and binding. After this false ceremony
was over the mock priest issued
fraudulent marriage certificate to the
woman. She and the man lived together
as husband and wife for two weeks before
they became aware Of the cruel jest which
had been played on them. Then they
were married by real priest.
Every effort that the police could mike
was used to keep the facts in the case
from the public When they became
known the whole energy Of the men
involved was eXerted to destroy the evil
dences Of the crime they had committed.
In the expressive language Of the man
on post. the victims OF the joke were
reached Tho bogus marriage GER
tfcate' was obtained from the woman
and destroyed. BY means familiar to
policemen and those acquainted with
their habits, the man and the woman were
induced to be quiet. Whom the in
vestigation Of the crime began neither OF
these unfortunate persons would give
effective evidence against their deceiv-
ers. The policemen were bound to-
EeLn9T lot lluludh pIOltCllpil " lc W.
each other and, if necessary, to perjure
themselves for each other Whit could
Commissioner McADoo do under these
circumstances?
At tho present season this incident is
ot particular and timely interest. 1t ex-
hibts clearly some of the difficulties that
beset the path of the man who won
improve conditions in the Police Depart
ment. 1t shows the attitude of many Of
the policemen toward the law and their
conception of their duties. 1t furnishes
Illuminating evidence OF the aid that an
honest Commissioner may expect from
the men of the department. when he at
tempts to clean out tho rascls from
among III m.
Now, if the Commissioner had full and
TN estr.cted power Of removal over eve y
member of the department, how long
would il take him TO find out the truth
about his scan iaous affair and punish
the guilty men?