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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13
AftprnOOn Session.

EAItSFHOOU SCSSlOIls
D. V. Foster was called and sworn
and stood aside, having served within
two years, as was S. H. Glover for
same cause Mr.. Stephenson was
called. sworn and examined. and rne
defendant announced himself con-
tent.
For the plaintiff Juror Atkins was
examined and peremptorily chal-
lenged.
j. p Vinson was called. Mr..
Crinkley stated that he did not think
the plaintiff ought to recover and was
excused.
T. L. Lassiter was called. Mr.. Vim
son was first understood to say he
had determined that the plaintiff
ought not to recover whereas, he
stated In fact, that he had formed an
opinion favorable to the plaintiff.
There was a controversy between
counsel as to whether the defendant
might admit the cause, but the tales
man was finally disqualified by the
Judge. Mr.. r. F. Frasier was called.
sworn and examined. Mr.. Lassiter
was sworn and examined. cause ad-
mitted. c. A. Maynard was called.
sworn and examined
The plaintiff announced his salts
faction. The jury was then sworn as
follows:
]. A. Briggs, ]. R. HALEY. w n.
Thompson. M. Smith. j. V. Norwood,
Henry Cross. ] M. Riggan, p r. Mat
cum, z. A. Maynard. Lynn Stepheh-
son, Jas. Q. Litch ford
The PIeadi1gs Red.
After the selection OF the jury the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-13

But. the public is told that the
Ryan stock is in the hands of three
honorable men-Mr. Grover Cleve-
land, Mr.. Westinghouse and Judge
O'Brien-and they will elect directors
who will protect the policyholders ana
require the naturalization of the COM
pany Exactly. There is a great deal
of humbug about the talk of mutual
in insurance. How can 100000 pol
icyholders get together and vote?
The independent., 1905-08-31
PREDICTS FAcTloNAL WARFARE

The Buffalo Evening Times sees on the tari
orizon a huge war cloud which Is bringing th
tandpatters and the reciprocity advocates int
cnfiict:
Is the republican party going to be rent
asunder by the differences of the stand
patters" and arevisionists" on the tariff ques-
tion? Some of the addresses delivered at
the recent reciprocity convention in Chicago
indicate that the factions are full of fight and
that it will be a hard matter to reconcile them
when it comes to making a new national plat
form Speaker Cannon OF the house OF repre-
sentatives is the leader of the 'standpatters,"
who believe in the perpetuation of the protec-
tive tariff, which was originally designed to
aid infant industries in this country, for the
benefit of the great trusts which are it's crea-
lures. This faction has no patience with the
reciprocity idea, which was preached for years
by Sherman, Garfield and Blaine and endorsed
by President Mckinley in his last message to
the American people. 1t would obliterate
that name and substitute for i. the dual
tariff" which saws two ways, as it were; in
other words an exclusive tariff. This would
help the trusts but consumers would be
greater sufferers than they are at present
Governor Cummins of Iowa, by taking the firm
stand he did in the reciprocity convention in
favor of a reasonable revision of the tariff
and reciprocity in the interests of the con
sumers has become the acknowledged leader
of the "revisionsts." He believes as Nc
Kinley did, that the period of exclusiveness in
trade is past And he leads a vast army
That means battle A great majority of the
republican party leaders are in favor of main
tanning the present protective tariff and hay-
ing nothing whatever to do with reciprocity
but on the other hand great majority of the
rank and file of the party prefer just revision
OF the tariff and reciprocity as advocated by
Mckinley, Roosevelt, Blaine and other great
leaders.
The independent., 1905-08-31
AUGUST 81. 1905

or selfseekng politicians. The people OF
the state are thoroughly posted on all public
questions; there is an unusual vigor in the
political life The women of the state work
for all proposed reforms with as much enthus-
iasm as if they were themselves permitted TO
vote 1t is proposed to submit an equal sum
rage amendment to the people this fall the
mayor of Portland openly confesses that ne
would not have secured his office II he nad not
had the assistance of the educated women
of the CITY, All in all the avenues OF prog
ress are open in Oregon. The people are
awake, they are studying their political needs.
They have a definite method by which tney
can accomplish their emancipation from
political oppressors and they are already Nv
ing up to their privileges. Columbus Press-
Post.
The independent., 1905-08-31
6bs Nebraska Independent

partment will have to adopt more effective
methods of inspection II the ensign failed
to perform the duties imposed upon him by
the naval regulations and depended too much
on subordinates he cannot escape punishment.
But the question arises whether the system
which put him where he was is not censurable.
The present system, which requires gradute
of the naval academy to be able to do every
thing connected with ship, from runl-ng its
engines to commanding it in action is said to
be placing the engines of the navy in the
hands of officers, many of whom dislike en-
gineering duty and are not first class engi-
neers. One hears from many quarters the
statement that the costly machinery OF the
battleships and cruisers is being put in unsafe
hands, that the old, skilled engineer officers
are disappearing and are not being replaced
by equally capable men. 1t may be that the
court martial of the ensign who had charge or
the engines of the Bennington will again call
attention to a subject which, in the opinion OF
many men in and out of the navy, is of SUI
preme Importance. 1t is cOntended by ex-
perts that engineering duty should be made
the speciality it once was
The independent., 1905-08-31
STANDARD OIL IN KANSAS

Ida Tarbell in McCure's magazine recalls tn
tory of l. E. Knapp, the independent OIL maj
whose business was destroyed in Kansas by Tn
Standard Oil company:
l. E. Knapp, of Chanute, had gone into the
Chanute field in 1899, and had found a market
for his oil with the Omaha and Kansas City
gas companies. He transported the oil 10
these concerns in tank cars OF his own, eacn
of which held about $500 gallons OF oil, and
he had enlarged his market until ne nad
twenty cars in transit. The railroad charged
him 10 cents per 100 pounds from SAanute TO
both Omaha and Kansas City, and they count
ed the weight 6.5 pounds per gallon They
also allowed Mr.. Knapp "a of cent rental per
mile for the use of his tank cars Inc price
at which Mr. Knapp sold his product was not
brought out in the testimony in which the
above facts were developed, but presumably
it was reasonable one, for his arrangement
went on with apparent profit to Mr.. Knapp
until May, 1902, when suddenly he was IN
formed that henceforth the weight OF crude
oil would be reckoned at "A pounds per
gallon 1t was equivalent to an advance OF
$3.50 per carload. The change came two
weeks after Mr. Knapp had signed years
contract with the gas companies he was sup
plying. But while the freight ON crude oil
had been raised $3.50 car by this new weight
classification, the freight on the products OF
crude oil remained unchanged That is, the
Standard was able to ship gas OIL a product
of crude, from Neodesha at the old weight OF
GA pounds gallon. OF course, Mr.. Knapp
and his agents protested loudly. They
pointed out the anomaly-the injustice.
They did not hesitate to call it manipulation.
The railroad agents were evidently ashamed
of the tricky business. They admitted 1t an
arbitrary classification admitted it was not
general, even on their own roads. They did
succeed even in getting it reversed, but only
for short time, when back it went and the
Kansas agents, goaded by Mr.. Knapp to still
further protest, were told by their superior
officers that they were tired OF the correspond
ence that the rate was fixed and it was unnec-
essary to discuss the matter For eleven
months Mr.. Knapp had to fulfill his contracts
at this disadvantage independence at an
expense of $3.50 car may mean bankruptcy.
Whether it did or did not, Mr. Knapp felt it
vast too costly, and, in May, 1903, he turned
over his crude oil to the Standard; and hence
forth that concern filled the contracts of the
Omaha and Kansas City gas works.
The independent., 1905-08-31
NEPoTIsM AT WASHINGTON

1t will be recalled that President Roosevelt re-
Gently appointed committee to investigate the
methods of transacting business in the various
government departments at Washington The
st. Louis PostDispatch makes the following sug
geston:
If President Roosevelt's investigating COM
mittee will study the committee rosters of
the two houses of congress, forms of graft
may be discovered which are petty but often
siye and perhaps dangerous Sons and sons
sons, daughters and daughters-in-law, sisters.
cousins and aunts figure in nice clerkships
where the duties are often nominal but always
agreeably profitable. The Washington cor.
respondent of the Post-Dispatch gives partial
list of these plums enjoyed by relatives of
senators and representatives Heading the
list of offenders is Vice-Presient Fairbanks.
whose duties consist in transferring the gayel
to the president pro tenn of the senate and
working up presidential boom out of heavy
commonplaces. Vice President Fairbanks
employs his son as private secretary at a
salary of $4,000. What the young man does
for his country nobody can guess. What he
does for Mr. Fairbanks, candidate everybody
can surmise Another relative is on the paw
roll of the war department, but acts as social
secretary for her good knsman President
t4f0~
The independent., 1905-08-31
PAGE S

Pro Tenn Frye had his nephew as private
secretary, Senator Berry appointed his son
secretary of his committee, and B. r. Tilman,
Jr, serves with his fathers naval committee
in the same capacity. Senator Lodge takes
care of his son in the same way. That Is
he sees to 1t that the government takes care
of him. Other offenders age Simmons OF
North Carolina; Gamble, Of South Dakota:
Kansas, and Mitchell, Of Oregon, who was
recently unable to dsprove some formal
charges brought against him in criminal
prosecution. These are few OF them
Nepotism seems no offense among the sena-
tor, and the conspicuous fact is that in the list
are the names of men who piously declare a
belief that public Office Is public trust. VIII
Mr.. Roosevelts zeal reach these cases
The independent., 1905-08-31
REPUBLICAN ExTRAvAcANcEs

How fragrant has been republican extravaganza
in Nebraska is illustrated by the Polk County
Democrat, which brings home to its readers in a
realizing manner what this extravaganza means !
Polk county:
Republicans took charge of Nebraska affairs
in 1901 and this is the way they have piled up
the state taxes in this one little county: 1901.
$9456; 1902, $9,S93; 1903, $15,12O; 1904, $2O.-
40; 1905, $14567. And when reason is re-
quired for such enormous taxaotion the ply
is made that the state debt must be paid or
These apoogizers forget that under popust
rule there was over a quater million of the
state deb. paid off, while under republican
management the appropriations and debt have
constantly increased and that the last egis-
lature made provision to spend more money
than any session in the history of the state.
The independent., 1905-08-31
BENNINGTON INQUIRY

The court of inquiry has found that the ex
plosion on the gunboat Bennington was due to
careessness and negligence cl the part of an en-
sign and several men who were in the engine
room OF these the ensign is the only one re-
manng alive. Regarding the result of the in
quiry the Chicago Tribune says
The court says it was the duty Of the en-
sign to see in his proper person that the
safety valve of the boiler which exploded and
other appliances were overhaued in accord
ance with regulations. This he did not do.
but took the word of subordinates that every
thing had been attended to- There is no
record that the safety valve had been over
hauled within year. 1t appears that the
government which imposes stringent inspec-
tion requirements upon merchant vessels and
enforces obedience to them, it not equally
vigilant as regards it's own vessels. If the
Bennington had been a merchant vessel the
safety and sentinel valves would have been
tested within a year, and there would have
been record of it. Evidently the navy de-
The independent., 1905-08-31
CHANGE or PUBLIC SENTIMENT

The change which has come over public senti
lent with reference to the acceptance of railwa.
asses by public officials is pointed out EDITORIAL!
A tie September Arena:
One Of the significant illustrations of the
change in public sentiment since the people
began to awaken to the extent and influence
Of bribery by the railway and express COM
panies, through passes and courtesies, is seen
in the changed attitude of the press In the
treatment accorded to Congressman Robert
Baker when he refused all railroad passes and
cOurtesies, and that which has greeted the
recent refusal Of Secretary Bonaparte to ac-
cept similar favOrs. When Mr.. Baker re-
fused the courtesies rendered him 1t had be-
come the almost universal custom of the peo-
pies representatives and servants to accept
this kind of bribe Mr. Bakers high ideal
of a statesman's duty led him to positively
refuse all such fayors, and for this he was
ridiculed sneered at and attacked by large
proportion of the daily press and treated as a
freak by the shallow wags among the para
graphers 1t will be remembered that G. p.
Huntington, as far back as 1876, pointed out
the fact that the free pass was one of the
railway most effective weapons In controlling
legislation, as in a letter to General Cotton,
written on March 4, 1876 Mr.. Huntington
said: Scott is making terrible effort to
pass his bill, and he has many advantages.
with his railways running out from Washing
ton in almost every direction, on which he
gives free passes to everyone that he thinks
can help him ever so little" From those days,
now thirty years back, to the present, the rail
way companies have exerted a steadily in
creasing influence in state and national gov
ernment, until it is practically impossible for
the people to secure any redress from their
wrongs and oppression through their law
makers or law-enforcers And this intoer-
able condition has in large measure been
rendered possible by the petty bribes through
passes and courtesies extended to the public
servants; though it is, of course not impossi-
BILE that the railways may have been secretly
and Systematically fortifying themselves as
did the exploiters of the Equitable Assurance
company when they silenced with princely
fees and retainers political leaders of both
parties If this is true, it would serve to
explain the pernicious activity of several
United States senators and representatives in
the battle for the railways against the people
whose interests they have sworn to uphold
But be this as it may, the senators or repre-
sentatives whose pockets are filled with rail.
way passes are not going to place the inter-
ests of the people above those of their patrons,
unless they are alarmed at the general indig-
nation and impatience of the electors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-15
MUSEMENTS
TONIGHT.
Edison-vaudevine
TIIEATRTCALs MONDAY.
TONIGHT.
The Best laid Plans Include Attending
tho Recital.

Amateur theatricals are always
looked forward to by the citizens Of
any town or city with a great deal Of
pleasurable anticipation. Especially is
this true Of Salem, where the annual
dramatic recitals Of the University Col
lege Of oratory are considered among
the dramatic events OF the year. Those
who saw the one last year at the opera
house were loud In their praises, and
said that Il was much better than many
Of the highprieed plays which come 10
Salem, and containing none Of The Oh.
icctionable features 10 IL also a safe
guess that those who were present last
June viii mako a special effort 70 be az
the Opera House Monday evening when
the College Of Oratory will present the
two plays f0r tho football benefit. Prof.
Savage and tho students, who have
been under her direction, have been
working hard 90 not only sustain The
past reputation Of tho department, but
10 improve u. and. that they will sue
ceed, there is no longer any doubt
Some Of those who are 10 take part
and who have already demonstrated 20
Salem audiences that they can enter.
tain, arc Mary saloman, Vera Byars,
Olive Rigby, Bertha Hewitt, Olive Rid.
Astt Lone Ttahar uvssta unath nt.tt.
Morris, Ralph RAIDER, Wallace rrll
Clarke Belkhap and Bdgar Avorill.
Tho two plays are the two.aet come.
dy, "Best Laid Plans" and "a Regu.
lar Fix" They arc both artis,leally
arranged, and tho plots are very inter.
estingly worked out,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-15
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Tha Edison

The large new bin At the vaudeville,
commencing last night, aud which Is 10
continue over Sunday. gave complete
satisfaction, being ono Of the best ever
seen here. Tho favoFlte, De Moss, In
popular songs DeVeTne, the human
puzzle Of tho twisted type, ls a vihhsT
a. eontortion. Dick Robinson danced
himself into many laughable situations
while the Fletcher Girls Trio gave en-,
tire satisfaction with their splendid ap
PeaEanee, catchy songs and exeellehl
dancing. This same bill continues over
Sunday, giving all an opportunity q
see them. The gold watch 20 be given
away tonight is attracting much atten'
tion. Everyone Is going to be present
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-15

The story Of the torture Of Rev. o.
d. Moore, pastor Of the Baptist sAureh
Of Harpersvills, N. T. will Interest
YOU He sAys' "I suffered agOnisa'
because Of a persistent cough, resulting
from the grip. / had TO sleep sitting
up in bed tried many remedies,
without RELIEF, until took DE. kins's
New Discovery for Consumption
COugha and Colds, which entirely cured
my cough, and saved ne from Sonsanp
ton" A grand cure for diseased con
dition Of Throat and Lungs Al J. o.
Psrry's drug store. Price 800 and
sl.OO, guaranteed Trial bottle free.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-15

The big road roller tried TO busy
itself yesterday on South Commercial
street, and, up TO noon today Was Civ
ing the men plenty Of exercise in get
ting il up onto the surface Of the eaTtt
again. II has been down rolling the
lower levels and getting tho founda
tion solid. The reporter was not Gloss
10 il, but a short distance away Il
sounded like prayer was deemed Ell
eient as an aid 10 its recovery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-15
PERSONALS !


A. p. Aufrance went to Portland this
morning on business.
Judge L. T. Harris came down from
Eugene this morning.
Paul Hauser is transacting business
in the metropolis today.
+. r. Alley. Of Roseburg, was in the
city on business yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Brown left this
morning for Springfield, Mo.
Mrs. Stoltz went to Portland this
morning to spend the day with friends
Attorney a. A. Tussing, Of Browns.
willie, is in the city today on legal bust
ness.
J. D. Lee who has been in the city
for several days, returned to Portland
this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs J. c. Connor, Of the
Willamette Hotel, are in Portland to.
dav on business.
County School Superintendent Moores
went to woodburn this morning to
visit the public schools Of that city.
W. T. Gray, formerly a merchant Of
this city. but now IN business at Seat.
tie. was in Salem yesterday on business.
Geo. W. Eyre was among the number
going TO woodburn this morning to at
tend the Farmers aud shippers con.
gress.
Rev. II. d. Kimball d. D., Of spo.
kane who has been IN this city FOR a
couple Of days, returned home this
morning.
Mr.. A. Brauer, grand secretary Of
the Foresters Of America, is spending
few weeks in this city, In the interest
OF his order.
DR.. T. c. Hockett and wife returned
to Cottage Grove this morning Mrs.
Hockett and baby have been visiting
In this city for a week.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Hike. Of Cas-
tlcion, North Dakota, are in the city
visiting A. Hike aud wife. They will
remain for a month or ak weeks
Among the 0orvais people In Salem
tho past week we're Mrs Fokona Mis-.
Amy Harding, L. p. Gleason. Henry
Schroeder and Mr. and Mrs Chris Jor
gcusen.
Hon. J. O. Graham, Mr. and Mrs p
Hofer. =. q. wrigh,man, c. y. spaul6
ing, y. ,. Jones, Of Toledo, and Walter
Lyons, Of Independence, wero among
tho number going 10 woodburn thii
morning.
Miss Gladys Farrar, Russell Farrar
Gordon Moorcs aud Chester Starr, stu
dents At the University Of Oregon. ar
rived homo yesterday afternoon. The
school closed ono week earlier than us
uai because of smallpox In tho dormi
tory.
Sam KleHman, who has been IA
charge Of the elevator at tho stat,
house for a number Of years, has gone
TO California, In tho hopes that tho eli
mate Of the southern s,ate will aid il
his getting tho better OF his rheuma
tism.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-15
The Best
Insurance

william Boyd Of the Curtis Publish
Ing company addressed the Manufac
turers Advertising club "a the Hotel
Euclid, says the Cleveland (O.l Plain
Dealer. on The Preparations Reces-
sary 70 a Successful Advertising Cam.
paign-- Mr.. Boyd opened with the
statement that unless a business or
ganiEatiOn 10 responsive 20 changing
trade conditions Il cannot be success.
full He cited the growth OF advertis-
ing 20 show Il one OF the now business
conditions which every concern must
meet
Trial advertisements are = waste %
EaoRsys aeoOFdinE % M. BOYD. and
he liksnsd the trial advertiser % ths
trAdssmAh who Fsnds Out travelling
sAiesnsn onos and thea disehaFssa
them. sEDsotthH that results frsHa
tks single snort win warrant sa-
Ease1snt % Othes sA1saasn fsE .
like siAEis tFiD.
AIR. Boyd ikened advertising 10 q
business insurance. II an Ndvert1sers 3
place Of business burns down. even
though be has no IRE insurance. be can
az once rebuild and continue % DO q
profitable business because he has ad-
Vsrtised, thereby creating demand foE
his goods.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-12-15
IS per cent re-
duction on
Buggy Robes

We have marked our fine stock OF
buggy and driving robes down 10 just
three-fourths the original price, FOR a
Christmas flyer, and this win enable
some OF the good ladies TO make their
husband a splendid Christmas gift.
some Of these are hne enough for
lounge covers. and are frequently
bought for that purpose.
Come and make your selection while
the assortment is good.
Double plush in plain and fancy pat
terms.
Plush and rubber combined for hard
service.
Fine cloth patterns in good styles.
uk plush in the plain and moire
finish.