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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-08-25
THE ESSENCE OF IT.

The Santa Fee management is
considering what our Amarillo
friends are pleased to term lin
provements" along its Panhan-
die line Among these things
called Improvements, Is the
Strengthening of its line from
Nashburn or, as the Amarillo
Herald would have it. from
Panhandle. As the purpose OF
the Santa Fe Is to shorten the
line. the cutoff from Washburn,
as contemplated by its manage
ment, is by far the most ration
al course as fully fifteen miles
would be gained. but in this
case Amarillo would be left out
and so the Panhandle cutoff is
projected-by Amarillo.
And with this cutoff, whether
from Panhandle or from Wash.
burn, will 60 the shops. TC
make it plain, so clear that al
can see, with the cutoff from
Washburn and the road going
south from here, Canyon City is
sure to come in for the shops;
while with the cutoff from Pan.
handle, Amarillo would as sure
ly bag the whole shooting
match. This is The very con-
centrated essence of the whole
matter.
In this little cutoff matter is
tied up the future commercial
Importance of Canyon City. If
decided. it is not Yet public
property or at least Amarillo is
not aware Of it as the following
from the Herald OF Tuesday will
tend TO show:
During the course Of the Wis
il of President Ripley Of the
Santa F'e system, to Amarillo
and other points along the
southwes tern lines OF that sys-
TEN, nothing definite was reach
ed in regard to either the pro,
posed trans-contiuental cut off
from Panhandle or the possible
enlargement OF the present shop
here.
Vice President and General
Manager. Avery Turner, in dis
GUESSING the visit of these Off
Gals along his lines, stated that
the trip was made largely in the
interest of the present improve
ments and as a general inspec-
ton tour.
Vice President Turner states
that the situation ~ far as re-
CARDS an enlargement Of the
present shop facilities remains
practically unchanged as be has
reached no final conclusion in
the matter. The Herald does
not think that the people of
Amarillo appreciate to the full
est extent even what the pres
ent railroad facilities represent
TO the town in general and the
people should be foremost in not
only offering their moral sup
port but in offering substantial
encouragement toward any con-
templated Improvements which
have been or may be proposed
or advocated by the railroads.
II Amarillo wants more rail
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-08-25
AUGUST.

We still have some special
prices on the LEADER" ''Red
Cross" and Steel Star Wind
mills. Then we have the
"EClipse." See us before buy
ing WindmiIls--Be sure of this.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-08-25
Announcement.

| have sold an interest in my bust
ness to j. M. Pyeatt.
We will add to our present stock
until complete in all parts.
Our facilities for buying are as
good as the best and under no cir
CurnstanCes will we be under-sOld.
Call in and see uS==We will treat
you right or pay for lying.
SEYDLER < PYEATT.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-08-25

The Dallas Semi-weekly News
and this paper one year for $3.50.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-02-24

81 IN STAMPS
with each of these articles.
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. cans choicest Red Beets, can ...........1 Oc
1 car finest Hubbard Squash ........... 1Oc
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l can garden Spinach.
. cans best Corn Beef, can ................13c
3 1b box choicest California Prunes ....... 25c
H lb box best Borax ............ ....... &c
Large box best Ball Blue ...............1O c
Box Gold Medal Breakfast Cocoa ........ 1Sc
Box finest Pearl Tapioca .......... Sc
Bottle triple Extract, Vanilla or Lemon 15c
Box pride" Washing Powder, I b.. Zoe
I dozen fancy Florida Oranges. ......... 2Jc
Box pure Pepper or Mustard ............1O
? dts choice Cape Cod Cranber-ies, qt...... Sc
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
Justice Hooker.

There is evident reluctance among the
Republican politicians OF the State to
push the prosecution Of Supreme Court
Justice WARREN B. HOOVER to it's
conclusion. They hesitate to call the
Legislature in special session to re-
move him from the bench, They hope
this dscredited judicial officer will re-
sign. They admit his unitness for the
bench, but they display a peculiar timor-
business about kicking him of it.
Not even the most callous politician,
Republican or Democrat, defends the
continued presence of WARREN B. HOOK
Err in the Judiciary Of the State. Why,
then, do not the Republican masters of
the Legislature call upon it to do its duty?
What reason for delay and procrastina-
ton have they? Their own agents have
condemned the accused Judge, con-
demned him unanimously. What reason
able cause can be assigned for the neglect
of Governor HIGGINS to call the law
makers together to complete the work
begun by the Assembly Committee on
judiciary this winter?
lis it because Mr.. ODRLL ia not yet
back from Europe? What has the pres
ence or absence Of Mr.. ODELL to do with
the case?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
A POLICE PROBLEM SOLYEDs
Suggestion That the Higher Ranks a
Filled with Removable sActiny" Omcers.

Filled With Removable ActtnS" Omcers,
To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: Beyond
hne and dismissal the law provides no pun
ishment for an inefficient member OF tho New
York Police Department A captain whose
conduct bellies an excellent record a sergeant
cannot be reduced in rank. An Inspector
who az q captain was Q competent offloer.
but who as Inspector proves useless, or worse.
Is fxed In his position. tUnless no oan be dis
missed from tho force on evidence that the
courts will sustain. no cannot DO got out Of
tho department. and tho heaviest mo the
Commissioner can impose upon him may
have little or no erect.
This inability on The Pr Of ths Smmi =
t and commissioner MoAdoe Would b. Justified
in tsss conssa Il dna
the department when vaoanciee exist. but in
namine man to servo - acting captains.
s' Ths mem ansD'sas Ss dss 81 would b. se
10 relocation to their old posts 81 ths will OF
s' &c R:s 4sL oe sHSA
appointments when the Commislopsr "a:
satisfied Of their cspecity. Thoss Who failed
Be- red reduced 70 their Old stsndins; Each sotinS
Os. be 9, no
The law under which promotions In this
Police Department are made = inEsnlously
framed for the adv.ntsse Of tho policeman ,p,,n.
II should make provision for reducing on.
GERS TO lover grades. the suTest and easiest
method Of enforcing discipline and main
long q such provision 10 not made. the Com
missioner must do tho best he can With Ihe
can And In the appointment Of acting
commanding officers . remedy for the sit'-
alton created by tho statute, he can solve one
Of the most difficult problems he has 70 meet
NEW York, Nays. E1-PoIicRAAS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
Plantation Rubber.

The prevailing doubt, some years ago,
that rubber could be cultivated in plan
tations was due to the failure OF the
attempt in several Latin-American coun-
tries When Mr.. o. F. Cook made his
exhaustive report on rubber two years
ago his main conclusions, however, were
that rubber may be cultivated with
profit like any tropical field crop, and
that plantation rubber, before many
years, will be the chief dependence, be-
cause the wild growths will not supply
the demand.
This view has been confirmed by all
recent experience in planting 1t is
now certain that rubber cultivation will
soon be profitable industry, and that it
will be carried on not only in Africa and
Asia where rubber plantations are al
ready coming into bearing, but also in
Brazil, Nicaragua and other countries Of
America where tho first experiments
were failures,
Testimony as to the practicability of
rubber cultivation is coming from every
continent where rubber plants are in
dgenous, The latest report from Bro
iii is contained in the monograph of
Mr.. E. ULE, published in January by
the Kolonial- Wirtsohaftliches Komitee Of
Berlin. This expert spent many months
Of 100000 in visiting large part of the
rubber territory Of the Amazon basin.
He says that the attempts TO- develop
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
TABULATED PROSPERITY.
Tho Optimistic statist'cian and the Inn
pOyerished Porto Rican.

To THE EDITOR OF THE STU Sir. To
Americans, humanity loving Americans. who
would like to transplant their own solid wealth
TO the faraway lands under the folds OF "Old
Glory" the figures published in your issue Of
to-day by the rosy" MIR. Ballard might carry
satisfaction. To the well informed SCN.
which Is to us a refreshing oasis among
the interminable desert of our abandonment
and penury they will look misleading. But
to us struggling Porto Ricans tho pseudo
prosperity embodied in those figures is abso-
lutely Intangible. and will draw this excla,na-
ton from our innermost bosom: pity that
the bewilderlng dream could not be readily
converted into the most blooming reality"
We give 1t for granted that were it in tho
power of the patriotic gentleman from Sche-
nectady TO turn into gold nuggets all the Dor
ries picked up In the tropical fields OF my
country. he would most gladly contribute
to the realization of the welcome metamor-
phosis. but his juggling with figures will not
prove that porto Ric9 is on The road Of pros
the planter and the dealer. there cannot be-
II il is true that. according TO the statistical
reports. the imports and exports for ths
calepdsr year TO- from and 70 p osr Rico
81, 1884, 1918. respectively, II is equally certain
that on account Of the change Of flag God
bless the Island lost all her Euro
an Inspiring trade of $40, 600, 600 year. An
terror to the ish-American conflict Porto
Rico's coffee crop varied In total value con.
formabe to the size Of the production and
the prevailing market prices. 1t huctuated
around 81 900, 900 or Ss, OOO, 900 annually. "A
shown by the figures OF the Bureau Of Stats
tics, tho United States import OF Porto Rico
coffee for the calendar year 1904 amounted Ia
2,39l 1924 pounds. valued at $500. 900. more or
less, so there is big balance against the
island that has not been Offset by the. unde-
niable augmentation Of her trade relations
with this country.
Ing transactions between Porto Rico and the
States confound the we'll meaners IN their
plausible enthusiasm, They persist In holding
to tho specious reasoning that larger sale
TO one customer. while there is a reduction In
general business is a proof OF prosperity
We do not dare to deny that the island has
gained immensely by the adoption of Ameri-
can methods in education and health. but
commercially. wait until the good idea Of its
Assembly. acting under the happy inspira-
ton Of Governor Winthrop. IL carr ed out In
the shape Of business agency In the market
OF New York. Until then 1t would be better
for all concerned to face. openly snd sanarely,
the .dolorous stern reality, and With that
Yankee grit and frmness frequently shown
In the feictous solution Of the most arduous
pro blens try to conquer the obstacles placed
In the way Of Porto Rico's salvation.
ISABEL GONZALEZ
NEW Bn1oHToN, Staten Island. May 70. :
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
Jews and christians.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SIN In THE
Sun some time ago New Yorker" raises the
scientific question whether the Jews ac-
oordiuy to the principle of the survival of
the fttest, are destined to dominate, This
question il of importance to the entire coun-
try, because the country will derive benefit
If the fttest, whoever they are. exercise not
their domination domination is not com
patible with our free institutions but their
influence, their positions, Offices and better
qualities, for the wcliare aud development Of
our country.
Our endravor should be to prove that
Oxenstierna, the Secretary of Sweden under
Gustavus Adophns the Great. was wrong
whom he said TO his son You don't know
with how much stupidity the world is gov
erned let us relnquish every unscientitic
classification and DEGRADATION of mankind
country let the httast he the leaders of the
nation; acknowledge and do not counterfeit
them, II they are superior in science and
experience let them teach yon, and If they
are honest rely on them. II t,e Jews make
by Christian girls.
Moreover. science forces us to put reformed
Jews into one category With advanced Chris
tians. The Rev, Or. Savage and other Uni
tartan minister's will tell you that there il no
difference between Reformed Jews and TINT
tarlans, and that there IL hardly any Reformed
jew but would las tnitarians do admit
the human superiority of Jesus. Therefore 1t
y only logical and consistent that the Young
Mems Christian Association should admit
Jews as members. In America this class
Of Jews comes much more into consideration
than the orthodox Jews their number is
steadily ON the increase since in most cases
turn into Reformed ones.
NEW YORK, May 2j LOUIS AHASyEROS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
Negro Heroes Honored In Arkansas.

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN--.4r: Sunday after
noon, May 81. Charles Carlin. the twenty mon nth
old OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Carlin while playing
In front Of the Grace Hotel, on NaJkham street.
ran on the street car track. upon which car was
rapidly approaching. When the car was not moro
than ten feet from the child his nurse. Catherine
Lawson, thirteen year old negro girl, ran TO the
track and soizsd him. Before sho could turn the
car struck her. AS she fell beneath the wheels
she threw the baby clear Of the track. She died
in few hours from her injuries. The child was
practically unhurt
A public movement was at once started TO build
. monument to this negro girl. who is the daughter
OF washcrwoman, and a number Of subscriptions
have already been voluntarily made.
Seven years ago number OF people gathered
In tho Capital Thcater In Little Rock TO see four
gold medals given to four negro sklt1men who had
saved number OF white people from drowning in
the Arkansas River. j, N. TlEIsBEI.L,
Editor Arkansas Ga.ers
IirTIK ROCK, Ark. NAV ?5
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
luxurious Life Insurance.

The Maddox decision, OF course, does
not touch the main question between
the policyholders and the managers of
tho Equitable.
Whatever the property rights OF the
stockholders may be, the charter limits
their dividends to seven per cent. an
nually on the small total capital of the
society one hundred thousand dollars.
The Equitable stock would be worth per-
haps not over 200 but for the now no
torious methods employed by the con-
trolling interest to exploit, by means of
underwriting, subsidiary trust COM
panies and banks, speculative enter
prise, extravagant administrative ex-
pendture and agents commissions.
the vast accumulation Of money drawn
from the pockets OF the policyholders,
and this for the benefit Of other pockets
than those Of the polioyholders.
About thirteen years ago, at an annual
meeting Of the national organization Of
Insurance Commissioners, Mr.. DAVID
p. FAcKLER, an ex-president OF the
Actuarial Society, read paper VIII CHI
attracted much attention ut the time.
In view of subsequent events we think
these passages will be interesting:
When comr anlcs are controlled By s,ockhold.
er., the personal ambition Of their managers. grow
ing by what It feeds on. viii probably not allow
their business to fail behind that of tho mutual
companies, and thus, through action and reaction.
there would be . constant stimulus TO competition.
What. then, can be done TO guard against tho
impending danger7 Many years reflection has
led TO q belief tina. dangerous overgrow'h could
he practically and effectively prevented by laws
providing that whenever and while the gross as
sets Of any life insurance company shall amount 10
5000. ooo 0O0 such company shall no longer be per
mlued to employ or pay any persons as agents or
solicitors. brokers. or medical examiners on
commission or on salary or otherwise. TO obtain any
new business: but that any citizen shall. however
be free 10 Insure in such company. provided he
shall write out bis own application. transmit II
directly TO the company. and pay the fee for his
own medical examination.
such a law would leave the companies free to
| advertise for new business In any way they might
wish and would no. naturally restrict the liberties
, Of the citizen. Where companies STA desired to
To rely solely on arguments addressed to the reason
with publication Of examples Of their dividends
or other payments TO policyholders: and as relief
for the enormous cost Of getting new business
would enable the com panes titus limited to do far
better for their pocyhoders than ever before.
sufficient new business to replace all di,ron,lnu.
ances would probably come In without cost"
Mr.. FAcKLER's remarks in 1892 are
quoted now rather for the sake of his
diagnosis and representations than for
the specific remedy he recommended.
At one end the policyholder pays the
commission Of the agent, be it reason
able or excessive. At the other end he
pays the profit on the underwriting
done by the accomplished fnanciers in
the board of direction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
Dor arc ina&tentive to tho obligations OF
A. -

Dor arc inastenttve to the obligations OF
their religion.
II, then, there Is to be any such har-
mony OF religious or irreligious oonvic-
tions as our Jewish correspondent sug-
gests, the opportunity for it, apparently,
must be furnished in this great number
Of the "churchless" and religiously in
different.
1t is remarkable that at this time OF
religious doubt, as described by Mr..
GOODWIN SMITH, the distinctively skep-
tical and rationalistio organizations are
losing strength and the orthodox only
are increasing in numbers. Simultarl-
eously, however, the number Of people
who are giving up all organized religion
or who render to it only formal and con-
ventional allegiance is increasing, and
they now mako up about a half OF
tho population Of New York not jewish
How large a percentage Of the three
quarters OF million Jews are strictly
religious believers we are unable to es-
innate with any approach to accuracy
Probably they are now the great ma
jority, but according to our correspond
ent the drift among those Of the newer
generation is toward rationalism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29

plantations Of hevea or Para rubber
trees along the Amazon met with little
success because the planters did not give
ADEQUATE care to the young trees. They
excused this neglect on the ground that
the cost of labor was comparatively
high and they preferred the immediate
nrofit OF using labor to collect the Wild
rubber.
Cultivated trees, however are thriving
wherever they have been we'll cared Tor,
and it has boen proved that trees OF
Her.a Brasiliensis on Amazon planta-
tions will yield rubber within fifteen
wears after planting, while a tree in the
forest requires twenty-five years
This tree supplies the best quality OF
rubber in the market. It is fortunate,
therefore, that it thrives in most rubber
regions. Planters in Ceylon, the Malay
Peninsula and the Guinea coast OF Africa
where the largest plantation enterprises
have been developing, all attest the su-
periority of the Brazilian hevea for Gull
tivation in those regions. The latest
testimony to this effect comes from the
Director of Agriculture in the Gold Coast
Colony, who says that the hevea brought
from Brazil is excellng all other kinds
planted in quantity and quality OF rub
Der and in its rate of growth. This
Para rubber tree is also producing fne
results on the plantations OF the Malay
Peninsula and Ceylon, where 1t has
reached the stage Of utilization.
The most extensive plantations are
on the Congo, where the Government
since 1900 has required tho planting OF
the Landolphia vine, at least In proper.
ton to the tonnage of rubber collected
from the wild vine. There is large
number Of these plantations, and map
in the April number Of the Scottish Geo.
graphical Magazine shows them from near
the Atlantic Ocean to more than thou
sand miles inland. The Congo State and
commercial companies have planted
about 500, 900 of these vines, which are
in a very thriving condition and are es-
timated to be worth $eOO,0o0.
Rubber is surpassed only by sugar
and coffee among the great tropical ex-
ports. 1t is gratifying that the facts
now known justify confidence that the
future supply will meet the increasing
demand.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
sistlne Chapel Frcsooes Restored.
From the London Times.

FROM the LONDON Itme9-
Tho work that has been carried on during
the last two years In the Sistine Chapelis now
completed, and the unsightly soanoldlng
will be- at Last removed. The commission
held its last sitting on Wednesday and viii not
meet again. This commission was appointed
by Leo XIII. in June. 1908. for the purpose OF
consllting az to the best method ofpreservfng
the famous frescoes Of tho chapel, especially
the work Of Michael Angelo on the ceiling,
and to carry out and carefully supervise any
course Of restoration which It might recon-
mend. Besides the experts who belong to
the Vatican establishment, the cooperation
OF tho outside world was invited. and the
commission included ss members Common
datore Boni, the director OF the Roman Forum;
y1lss o. the spsas sni
and DR.. Ernest Steinmann.
Tho nrst report OF the e.. COMM ny 3h ssiSn go. was
fairly b. he tben esSes
Il that was NECESSARY was the stren. thenInE q
Tns esc e OF aa ID
CHAPEL Itself. Metal clamps. Shaped, w s r.
aHs 1hs ss Of f;s
between the plaster and the root. and the
powdered porcelain. so that the frescoos
present an even and compact surface. .
This work. delayed at first by the death OF
Leo Kill and the use of the sstine, Chanel
by the Conclave, was finally completed last
month. The. question was then raised as
to the advisability OF attempting to clean tho
which had become blackened by are. Care
fnl experiment showed at once that such an
attempt would be DANGEROUS. The work Of
Itself to stresnrthenlng the hold Of the plaster
and preserving it, as far as possible, from
anv Kind has been done and no color has been
added. During the course Of the work the
frescoe. have been repeatedly photographed
as proof that no change had been Effected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-29
Moonshiners Rarely Qlit.
From ths Charlotte Obserrer.

Col Amos Owens OF Cherry Mountain. Ru,her-
ford county, was arrested week before last for re-
failing and taken before United States Commits
sioner at Ru,heriordton. The Colonel has been In
tho Federal Court moro than . dozen times for
moonshinlng. We are under the impression that
he has also served one or two terms In the Albany
penltentiary for this onense.
But the inIci, ratnc In liquor, whether IL making
or selling It, or both, has fascination for men. and
not many who engage In moonshinIng qui; the
Illicit tratic permanently. Their stills are broken
up. bu, they a, once rig up others: sometimes one
is acquitted on trial. and he goes stralghtway from
tho court house back 10 the business; others. hay
Ing been convicted, serve out their sentences. and
a. soon as they get home secure an OUTFIT and 20 at
II again. They take tremendous chances, but
when they lose their operations are only inter
rup,ed-only suspended until liberty and oppor.
tunI,y walt on them again II Is akin to the pas
sion that cards hold for the gambler: tho habit Is
a. strong as that which morphine establishes upon
the dope mend or rum upon the liquor tlrinker 1t
Ia a very curious perversion. but any officer OF a
limited states Court In a moonsh'nc district viii
verify these statements.