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The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

The Magazine cub will meet on
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. George
Flournoy at Lolomai Lodge The
magazines for discussion are: Arena.
Century. Cosmopolitan. Saturday
Post. Booklover. Bookman. Every
bady's, The American. Scrap Book.
Current Literature.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

Miss Hattie Terrell will entertaia
the Sans Soucl club on Friday after
noon at her home on Kentucky ave-
nue..
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
REVIEW OF REVIEWS.

The more magazines there are the
more necessary is the REVIEW OF
REVIEWS. because ii brings to-
gether the best that is in all the most
important monthlies in the world.
Such is he food OF periodical litera-
ture that nowadays pepo!e say the
only way to keep up with it is TO
read the REVIEW OF REVIEWS.
Entirely over and above this review
ing section, it has more original
matter and illustrations than most
magazines, and the most timely and
Important articles printed in any
monthly The REVIEW OF RE-
VIEWS covers FIVE continents. and
yet is American first and foremost
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
BRYAN AND MEX
CAN RAILROADS

IN 20 the present William Jeh
nings Bryan's fulminations on the
government ownership OF railways
have sounded as though delivered
from an airgun. But now he has some
power for ammunition, and IL the
country is not treated TO fresh obser-
vations on the subject OF the beau
ties of a transportation system in
which Uncle Sam runs the locomotive
IL will be because the apostle of the
liberalization of the rail assumes
that his propaganda has thus far
done it's full work. and has made fur
ther agitation needless. The coun-
try that Is about to embark upon the
enterprise OF governmental owner
ship of railways is on this continent.
Mexico is making the venture, and
is looking hopeful TO the cleaning
of state dividends OF pleasing pro-
portions. l-.. Eh.t .-tAlal
The Mexican Central, the National,
the International, the Interoceanic
and the Hidalgo and Northwestern
railroads are all TO be merged into
one great system under government
control Here, then, is an instance
of another power stealing the ideas
of the Commoner; but. as he is al
ways well disposed to those who
adopt his principles, G will not be
inclined to do other than .felicitate
President Diaz upon taking a step In
advance of its big neighbor to the
north.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
NOTICE.

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF tn Flat Top National
tank will be held in the directors
room OF said bank Tuesday morning
January sth, 1907, at II O'Clock
for the purpose OF electins directors
for the ensuing year and the transac
ton OF such other business as NAV
be deemed necessary.
r. Il. BOILING, Cashier
Dec. Sth. 80 days
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
N S&zWN0ifo|k&WeStprr
Schedule In Effect
Nov. rs, 1906.

NON. 20, lJOO.
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
NOTICE.
THE DEEPWATER RAILWAY COM
PANY. n Corporation,

PAN1, corporation,
II. f. l.. Holt. T. II. Tanner. EFT
AIS
CONDENSATION PROCEEDINGS.
In Re r. J. Meadows land de-
scribed in Paragraph TWELFTH
OF the Application or Petition.
On Amendment To Petition.
To Rebecca A. Stafford. Oate Wool
wine) and l.. F. stafford, her hus-
band, b. z. White. William White,
Leonard White, Bee White and
Wesley White. her husband, the
said b. Z. White being the late
husband, and the said william,
Leonard and Bee, being the chill
dren OF the late Mollle White,
Cate woolwine), Mamie Epling
(late Whitc) child and heir AT
law OF said Mollie White, deceas-
ed (late Woolwine) and G.. r. Ep-
ling, her husband. J. p. Woolwlne
(alias J. T. Woolwine), Charles
Woolwine, and Emory Woolwine
only child and heir at law OF Joe
Woolwine. now deceased:
You will please take notice. that
by leave of the Court i'm the above
entitled proceeding, the Applicant
The Deepwater Railway Company, AT
the August Term, 1906, of Mercer
County Circuit Court. amended Par
agraph TWELFTH OF It's Petition in
this proceeding in regard to the
lands therein described as belonging
to one T. ]. Meadows. by avernS that
the legal title to said land 30 de
scribed I'm said Paragraph TWElFT1
is in YOU as heirs at law OF John
Woolwine, deceased. and praying
that you be made parties TO this
proceeding as such heirs at law TO-
the end that you may set up any
claim you have to or lien upon said
land and that the undersigned may
get perfect title to same
The said application or Petition ar
amended, and the map of the land
described in said Paragraph
TWELFTH as aforesaid, are on file
i'm the Clerks Office of Mercer Cir
cult Court where you may see and
examine the same. Said land is
sought to be condemned for Railroad
purposes. as set forth in said Ap7li-
cation or Petition.
On the second day of February
Term. 1907. that being the 5th day
Of February. OF said Court, this mat
ter will be presented to said Court
for action thereon, where and when
you may be present to protect your
interests and set up any lien on or
claim to said land you may be adj
vised TO do.
THE DEEPWATER RAILWAY
COMPANY, Cooperation
BY
JOHN Kee,
BROWN, JACKSON & KNIGHT
And
r.. c. & BERNARD McCLAUGH-
ERTY.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
SUCCESS MAGAZINE.

enters upon its tenth year with an
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PERIODICAL Il aims to be the one
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THE Great Home Magazine of
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Short Stories, and in its Special De-
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the day. The art covers of Success
Magazine are fine reproductions of
paintings.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20

According to many holiday philos-
ophers 1t is more troublesome to buy
than to receive.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
Daily Leader,
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WoMAN'S HOME COMPANION

has the largest subscription list of
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lion people read this one magazine
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Miss Farmers cooking department:
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20

FOR SALE One good
Spring delivery wagon
with top shafts, and pole
very lite used.
Crystal Bottling and Ci
der Co.. Graham, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-12-20
OFFICES MOVED.

to give notice that the offices OF
J A. Donahue, Southern Real Es-
tate and Collecting Agency has
been novel from Bland street TO
the Sohn building. on Princeton
avenue, up stairs
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH CONGRESS-

subject of usurpation of the Executive, the writer
says: ut might have been thought that other SEN
atOrs would have been interested in this. During the
first part of his speech, which was scholarly, we'll
balanced and carefully thought out, there were prob
ably twenty Senator's present, all but two or three
of whom were writing letters or reading" AT the
end though, nearly all present and listening,
because in excitement Tillman had burst into tears
"The Senator'S cared nothing for his arguments but
they were interested as soon as the speech became
purely theatrical. They cared for the worst and
not for the best of what Tillman had to say"
Neglect of duty at the capitol, however, is fol-
lowed by activity of members at the White House,
where they are busy 'in the unconstitutional role
of office brokers'" The business of Congress is sacr
feed that constituents may be placed in office and
district fences of a member kept intact. Sub
servence to the President is declared to be way for
success is most cases of this kind. Probably az
much as any one thing has this office broking con-
trbuted to the decay of Congress Senate and House
are committing suicide with the slow poisons of in
difference and dislOyalty."
"The House of DO and the House of Don't" is
the writer's way of naming the Executive and Con-
gress The Executive takes the initiative in legis
atve matters while Congress does not originate legis
lation of real Importance. Session after session
the question has to be whether the Presidents
recommendation shall be followed or whether Con-
gress shall kill or mutilate the Administrators
measures" AS echo of the thought of the White
House, Congress is yearly losing prestige while the
President is gaining in power
Mistakes of our forefathers" is n chapter where
in Mr.. Vandercook shows that much of our scheme
of government theory, and succeeding gener
atons have provided no plan for betterment. The
makers of the Constitution gave no practical form
for appeal to the people, or in giving the people
"means to control their representatives after they
had elected them"
"After the practical experience of a century and
a quarter we find our three divisions of government
in something of a tanglc. 1t is the President who
takes the initiative in legislation, and it has become
and more the function of Congress to obstruct
legislation. If anything gets by Congress- such rs
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24

an income tax law, it must run the gauntlet of the
judicial bench of the Government, where 1t may
finally be suppressed In fact the whole system is
shown to be much better adapted for not doing than
it is for doing"
A constitutional amendment, he declares, is neces-
sary to Congress- whereby the people control
the representatives and enforce needed legislation.
The British Constitution is cited, "The House of
Lords only veto measure Once;" there Is no
limit to the rejection power of the United States Sen
ate-a House bill can be killed in the Senate many
times as it appears
I'm England the procedure is this: The House
of Commons, elected on some popular issue. passes
measure; the House of Lords gets the measure and
kills it; it is then in the power of the Prime Minis
ter, who is the servant Of the House of Commons,
to get great national referendum. He can dissolve
the Commons and get a new election within thirty
days. Surprising he again gets majority for this
particular measure it il again passed and sent to
the House of Lords The House of Lords has already
killed the measure once, but after popular referen-
dun of this kind it offers no further obstruction. IL
Is the theory OF government in England that when
the people have twice Endorsed measure ut the polls
it is sign that they desire it, and there is no power
which can obstruct it,"
1--WE have seen the Senate amend tariff bills in
favor of the sugar trust; kill rate regulation bills
in interest of the railroad trusts prevent fair play to
island possessions for the sake OF the tobacco and
other trusts; and still we have way to tell the
Senate speedily and emphaticaly Of disapproval
In other words, we are in the nOnsensical position
of having obstructed our own national progress by
the creation of body which will neither do what the
country wants let anybody else do what the
try wants"
In conclusion the writer says: eve believe its
decay forms the greatest problem before the Ameri
can people to-day, and believe the remedy lies in
amending Congress and not in ending it. It can only
be restored to its original purpose by constitutional
amendment which will subject it to direct popular
control; at any rate, far rs the House is con-
cerned and in regard to the Senate, by permitting 1t
to kill popular measure only once, and not after
there has been referendum of the nation"
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24

industries from tax free denaturalized grain alcohol
the plea of the farmers alone should this matter
be so overwhelming that Congress would have to
listen to it, The petitioners for such legislation
have made their clear and II their petition Is
denied it will only be because the wood alcohol and
petroleum interests exercise great influence in the
Congress-"
Lawson has charged that H. H. Rogers of the
Standard Oil Company controlled majority of the
Senate, and denial has not been made II this bill
reaches the Senate its fate will determine the truth
of the charge.
DR.. Darlington, Health Commissioner of New
York, has been investigating wine offered for sale
for church communion service and says that he found
it to contain wood alcohol hard cider anne dyes
and practically no juice of the grape. Speaking of
the food adulteratOn in New York, Dr. Darlington
said "There is hardly food on the market that
il not adulterated. imagine that it will be even
harder to punish the guilty parties than to detect the
aduterated goods"
The demand for pure food legislation continues,
and effort is being made to secure national law
prohibiting the aduteration of foodstuffs.
'Whe Federal legislation would afford the only
adequate means of combating the peril of impure
food, much undoubtedly can be done through merely
local agencies such the city health department
now proposes to employ in protecting the public
against the sale of bad meats" is the opinion Of the
Chicago News.
While national pure food law is desirable, yet
there should be no hesitancy in passing State laws
regulating the sale of authorizations. The Washing
ton Post says: Certainly there ought to be- and
there is in nearly all the States legislation to pre-
vent the manufacture and sale of adulterated mis-
branded foods and drugs"
Following the adoption of such laws, however,
enforcement is necessary. Lax observation permits
continuance of the evil.
As an example of enforcement is offered the work
OF inspectors in Chicago for one week in one district:
Condemnation Of 1920 pounds Of meat and 1925
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24

Again the attention of Congress is called to the
demand for removal of the tax grain alcohol
which has been denaturalized SO that it cannot be
used a beverage.
Strong forces are opposing such measure, and as
the Philadelphia Record pertinenty remarks, "the
Republican doctrine that taxes should be imposed
for private benefit, has become ingraincd into
structure of government it will be wonderful If the
lawmakers supposed to be of public choice.
The Standard Oil Company the w. G. T. U. and
the distillers of wood alcohol the opposing fac
tors to benefcent measure
Monopoly, fanaticism and graft are linked to-
gether in unholy purpose.
More than three years ago COngrD sman BOutell
OF Illinois introduced bill in the House providing
for the removal of the tax grain alcohol but the
bill never got out of the committee ROOM
Standard Oil and wood alcohol killed it.
In the introduction of this bill much
given to explanation of the benefit it would confer.
Grain alcohol could be made for 10 cents gallon
or less. Waste products of the farm and household
could be utilized for its manufacture, the finished
product being used for lighting, cooking, and as fuel
for manufacturing purposes and for automobiles.
Indeed, its use were many.
Grain alcohol, under ordinary conditions, can be
made at less cost than wood alcohol therefore it is
apparent that If made of waste material so plentiful
every farm that the cost of grain alcohol
would be low to drive the poisonous wood alco-
hol from the market.
But cheap grain alcohol would cause a deep in
road into the profits of the Standard Oil Company
as well. The market for gasoline would be smashed.
On this subject the Boston Herald says: us
Congress willing to take the position that the agr
cultural interests of this country are to be hampered
in the development of what would certainly prove a
great and profitable industry for the sake of en-
HANGING the profits of the Standard Oil Company
and the limited number of those who have engaged
in the wood alcohol business? Entirely aside from
the enormous advantages that would accrue to many
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24

Asking that question, John Vandercook in a
series of articles for the ScrppsMc syndicate Of
newspapers presents interesting view of the sub
merson of Congress by the Executive branch of the
Government showing that more and more is Con-
gress ceasing to be representative of the people.
In his first paper Mr.. Vandercook treats of "the
spectacle of passing power" of Congress. "The meas
ures we taught to believe for the public good
seem to get lost mutated as they reach the
halls of our national representatives. The average
citizen denounces the Senate and is suspicious of the
House."
The assertion is made "that Congress is in decay
is shown in the very city which Congress has created
for its habitation." The writer notes the physical
expression of Washington bearing on the subject
of diminutiOn of Congressional power. The growth
of the city in business way about the White House,
while the capitol is "remOte and deserted" As such
growth has been attained so as the power of Con-
gress waned The verdict is impressive" and is
written "in brick and stone and marble"
This writer points out that Gin the Presidents
set and in the Cabinet are persons who enjoy great
public confidence and respect" yet the Senate and
House does not share in such public feeling, there
fore marking IAN extraordinary revolution of seni.
ment within hundred years. In the idea of Con-
gress is the central theory of government, namely
that all our laws and enterprises should spring from
the decision after free debate, of the elected repre-
sentatives of the people,"
Mr. VandercoOk then asks the question: "Who,
therefore, is responsible for the decay of Congress-?
Is it the result of evolution of government? Is
it the fault of Congress itself; are we the ordi
nary people, responsible" which he attempts to
swer.
Calling attention to the "internal evidences of
decay" the first proof of its being is cited in the
small respect paid to duty and the failure of men,
hers to "take themselves seriously"
In the average session few men in each chamber
do the work in "perfunctory monotone" and there
is scarcely any debate worthy of the name" "Abso-
lutte inattention" marks address, the delivering
of which is farce
Speaking of the address of Senator Timan, "who
still appears to take the Senate seriously" the
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24

pounds of fish, thus preventing the stuff from find
ing its way to the table Of the consumer.
Jack London, the author, who was frank enough
to say outright what many persons believe and prac
tice made the subject OF the following
ment by the trustees OF the free library of Derby
Neck, Conn: "As Jack London publicly announces
he is anarchist, devoting the Constitution to hell
and the government to destruction, have ordered
all Of his works withdrawn from circulation, and wa
urge not only other libraries to do likewise but all
lovers of their country to buying his books or
taking any magazines publishing his stories"
Several years ago Congressman Tim Campbell
became noted for saying, "What's the Constitution
among friends" His construction of the venerable
document appears to have been accepted in many
instances it having been found by both President and
Congress that the Constitution extremely elastic
when necessary to be stretched.
In discussing problems of high finance and the
manner OF juggling securities in a manner to fool
the public, the San Francisco Chronicle points out
a reason for watering the stock Of corporation
1t is for the purpose Of dsarmng public hostility
over large dividends.
The Chronicle says: 'The Standard Oil Com.
pany has managed its capitalization in way de-
lghtful to conservative fnancers, but which il has
found mprudent and is about to change The capital
every cent OF which doubtless represents actual cash
outlay, either original by capitalization OF earn.
ings. But on that it pays dividends Of 40 per cent
per annum, and more in good years. Such dividends
excite popular hostility, and it is announced the
corporation is to be reorganzed by calling in the old
stock and reissung it at the rate ~ six or seven
shares for This will not make the total income
to be divided any less, the total investment any
more, but 1t will appear as O or per cent divi-
dend instead OF 40 per cent, and after year two
they have reason to believe that the public will for.
CONTINUED on Seventh Page)
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24
What's ASitatinS People These Days

pounds of fish, thus preventing the stuff from find.
ing its way to the table Of the consumer.