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The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11

know the words in the aud proverb,-
LAS long as the money nolds out to Durn'
The vilest CRATER will not turn
So please, please, Spottsie darlint, get Franz
HOugh to ask Majer Healey to ask Pleas Holt 10
ask Mr.. TRAY to ask YouKnow-Who, when wan
Nv those menshuned for Governor Will be the real
wan fer ahl thrue lovers Nv liberty and lucre ter
rally to-
Ordinarily me well known polytical astootness
wud anable me to put me unerrin' finger on the
guy selected by the MAIN GUY, wild me eyos
shut fer ther unfettered columns II the terrified
press Nv me bayloved adopted State wud guide
me to him like martin flies ter his gourd. But
now its different
Phn OF scan the pages of the Tropical Sun "
West Palm Beach OF see Jawn Watson played
up fer winner Takin' up mkt the St. Angus
tine Record Oh rade thOt Sinator Grill Is Their
man. daymanded by the paypul. Turnin next to
that dear an dgnifed Times Union Oh see as US
ual, nothin-excipt now an thin quotation
from the Record about Grill an another from
some Nv the other rayspectaDly conservative chat
tells Nv Uncle Henry, bOOstn Watson an Grill
OF wud feel Inundated at me want Nv POLLY
tcal perspicacity II 1t were not for Their fact that
the cunnin little Met Is In the Their same fix as Oi
find mesilf. Whin 1t comes to the fine noses for
locatin' the dough bag its Willie Rngworm and
Dufuss Bustle thot how thin; an divil line do
vi see in the columns Nv tnot grafters barome-
ter ter indaycate which Nv those mintioned a5
Goobernaytorial Timber carries Their o. X "
tlorida's great dayviloper.
Now Spotts me aud Third House colleague.
come to the rayleif Nv wan who Is now far from
Their land Nv Fagler and flowers, by loosenin' ~
the string hot ties the mouth Nv the bag in which
We kape yer sure things, an cable me ther name
of the rae thrue patriot who has been selected
to rule over free payple by the only original
genuine, full grown disbursers w the long green
in great and glorius gobs.
Oh hay an appointment in Hyde Park tomorrec
with Gineral Albert Gichreest at which he ex-
pcts me ter give him my promis iv support in
Exchange for foive pun" Bank of England
note. OH put We wise SO We will not think me
untrue ter the motto adopted by Their ancient
an honorable order Nv The Greedy Galoots iv
Graft, In which We are both Past Masters which
motto We will raymimber is,-"Us Fer Their Heav-
lest Dough Bag" O ixpict to throw the con in
to Gineral Albert good and plinty, by takin the
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11
Unpublished
Letters OF Pat

pace iv money off him an crossin' me myers
phin OF promis ter support him Tor governor, so
thot the promis won't bind me at AMI, at AMI
Twill serve him roight fer the way ne trated Us
Of the last sission whin, as SPEAKER Nv the House,
he cud how put us onto nanny pace OF aisy mon,
ey hut didn't His treatment Nv us was most as Dad
as that dealt out ter our frin' Steve Melton oy
thot little Payter knight, but not quite Ter phat
Payter did to Steve mOignt be- designated IS
""cruel an unusual punishment"
OF hear thot Jawn Stockton Is afther tryin to
get auld man Ives who hOwlds down the JOB ~
Treasurer Nv the City of Jacksonville, ter go up
against me auld frin' an countryman Dilla Cass.
dey, whin the tonne comes fer Dia ter ask ther
paypul to rayelict him Clerk Nv the Circuit Court
fer Duval County. Nv course We know phats eat
in Jawn He's mad because Dilla bate good NJ
tie Willie Baker, Jawns brother-in-law out ~ the
Sinators job, by managin' Harry Buckmans cam
paign good enough ter aylict Harry hands down
over Willie. But perhaps We haven't caught on
to lawns schame. OF piped 1t in minute. It's
this way Aud man Ives has made good b'S
pace Nv money out Nv Their gum business an
Jawn has ut framed up thOt the auld man Will
stand fer shake down fer about ten THOUSAND
plunks fer a campaign fund, which Jawn Will put
into the gineral pot, and thin Jawn will come ont
fer Governor.
Nv course this is tauld to We confdentialy,
which as We know, accordin' to- Their rules, limits
We to sixty-foive dayscreet firms In raypaytin Ut
OF may be late rayturnin' to dear auld Florida
fer OF hov jist learned from me aud politica
'eacher, Dick Croker, thot Willie Randolph
Hearst will run fer Governor Nv New YORK.
Looks like chanst fer me to git under the spout
whin Willie taps his barrel.
In the meantime raymimber not to fergit thct
OH be on hand whin Their coin begins to circu
late In Florida. Regards to our great Sinato:
Jim OF name Nv course, we never had but wan
whin we see him. May the Saints liver bless
him! Twas him, as We know, thOt got me pin
sion from Uncle Sam, on account Nv me strainin
me back liftin' the end Nv the fOretOpsail sheet
rope whin OF was servin' me country on the
sicond class battleship Texas II was thin thol
Oh ray echoed the MEMORABLE worruds w Admiral
Schley at the battle of Santiago,-"Damn the
Texas"
Till OF write agin OF am
Yolrs 10derly,
PAT.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11

who have contemplated going into the mill bust
ness In this State and after investigate the CON.
dltiona In Jacksonville have gone out into other
States and gone into other business know that
where the mills could get cars some of them, they
have diverted the orders to Savannah and Fernan.
dina and other points rather than brino Il 20
Jacksonville. or course that shuts out that much
lumber from here.
Mr.. Dexter Hunter was called and sworn He
testified that he had been engaged in the lumber
business for 80 years in Jacksonville; that his
cars had been delayed 40 days or over; that ne
could have unoaded them II they had been deliv
cred to him. He further testified that on account
OF the uncertainty in the delivery of cars 1t was
impossible for him to make definite charters OF
vessels. Continuing Mr.. Hunter said:
my opinion Is that the railroads ought To In
crease their facilities. My impression is that
there don't begin to be the amount of facilities
mere today that there is in Savannah, whereas
think the lumber shipments from this port are
much larger than from Savannah On the other
hand think the dealers ought to provide them
selves better In the way of transportation from
Jacksonville | believe that II every dealer here
would put one or two steamers to towing barges
ne would have service he could rely on"
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11

uOiidi a. uuy WHiCu 10 uuW ChhiBCu'
Mr.. II. Il. Day was called and sworn. He testi-
fed that he has a specific knowledge of the termi.
nal yards OF the Seaboard and general knowl-
edge of the Others (Mr Day was up to a short
time ago local agent for the Seaboard In Jackson
vllle), He testified that the Seaboard did not
have sufficient motive power to take care of Its
yard switching; that orders were not executed
promptly; that the clerks were underpaid; that
they did not have sufficient force Continuing he
said:
They 1.-THE Seaboard) are doing about twice "a
much business as they were doing ten years ago
and they've got practically the same force now
that they had then Practically so per cent OF the
switch engines are out OF service all the time.
For the want Of yardmaster or dockmaster the
lumber Is thrown Unfortunately on the docks
Q-What effect are these delays having on the
general business interests Of Jacksonville? A
Well, from my observation and views u 10 having
very serious effect on jacksonville az an export
point ! know personally Of a number Of people
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11


ten years.
Mr. w. M. Toomer, an attorney In Jacksonville,
presented formal complaint in writing from the
United Grocery Co. In general terms the com.
plant was to the effect that for number OF
months past there had existed In the city Of Jack
sonvie conditions of unnecessary delay In the re-
ceipt and forwarding Of commodities; that the de-
Jay was detrimental to the obbing interests OF the
city; that the facilities for handling outgoing
freight were entirely Inadequate and unsatisfac
tory; that the hours for the receipt OF freight too
short, the number of employees too limited, that
they were underpaid and overworked; that the re-
sponsibiity for these conditions rested with those
higher up In authority who arc either ignorant oil
or uninterested in conditions at Jacksonville.
Mr.. Chas. B. Ost, shipping and receiving CLERK
for the United Grocery Co., was sworn. In an
swer to questions he said
1T certainly appears that they must have an In
suf1cient force" speaking of the railroad, "from
the fact that their platforms are blocked and they
are unable to move the freight in time SO that the
Continued on Page Seven.)
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-11
Yo'lrs 10derly,
PAT.

Mr.. Hunter further testified in answer to ques
lions that the port of Jacksonville was going ~
have very large shipment OF lumber for the next
ten years.
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Congestion Impedes Business

Continued From Page Four)
pers and transportation companies, instead of the
dollar day which Is now charged.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
ADVANCE IN p. o. BOX RENTS
New Ruling VIII Cost Patrons of
Wenatchee POStoffice 10 Cents
More Per Quarter.

Box rents in the Wenatchee post
office will be advanced on January /
from so cents per quarter to 60
cents. This change is to be made
by Postmaster Hull in accordance
with ruling from the postofice de-
partment at Washington, dated No
vember %, 1906, which reads as fol-
lows:
Box rents have been fixed hereto
the result that certain large postof-
fee rates are lower than at many
small offices; that the charge for
small boxes is in many cases higher
than that which should be made for
large boxes; that rents are some
times collected at the same rate for
boxes of all sizes; and that at post
Offices of like class, in the same vicin-
ity, equipped with similar boxes,
rents are collected at widely differ
ent rates. In order to remedy these
conditions and to provide definite
and satisfactory rule for the collec-
tion of box rents a schedule has been
adopted based upon the kind and
capacity of boxes and the gross re-
ceipts at postoffices. This schedule
will be strictly adhered to by the de-
partment in the collection of box
rents after January 1, 1907. The
schedule provides that for postoffices
where the gross receipts are $4,000
and less than $4,000, which class
includes Wenatchee, that small lock
boxes shall be charged for at the
rate of so cents per quarter, medium
lock boxes at the rate of 70 cents
per quarter and large lock boxes at
| the rate of S1.00. The charge for
the larger lock boxes in the Wenat-
chee postoffice is now the same as
that established by the new schedule
but small boxes are to be advanced
10 cents.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
NJ. f. Church Services

Services at the Methodist Epicso-
pal church tomorrow at the regular
hours as follows:
9:45 a. m.-Sabbath school.
11:00 a. m.-Morning service, sub
ject, Forgetting the Things That
Have Gone Before and Pressing on. +"
D. m.--Junior League.
$50 p. m.-Epworth League.
Following is the order of evening
service:
Hymn, by congregation.
Prayer by Pastor.
Solo-Mr. Carl Jones.
Scripture.
Anthem-'In Perfect Peace"
Sermon-"Gods, Great Mirror"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
Mrs. Hayne Entertains.

Mrs. Kathryn Hayne entertained
number of friends at her home on
22O D street north last evening. The
time was spent in playing five hum
dred and in singing popular songs,
after which light refreshments We're
served. The rooms were decorated
in holly, befitting the Christmas sea-
son. The invited guests were Mr.. and
Mrs W. w Gray, Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Maud Frisbie, Maud Hayden, Rose
Stearns Edith Urmey and Messrs
David Gellatly, Sam Sumner and Sam
and Harvey Mills.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
FIRE DEPARTME
is ORGANIZED
J.E. FERGUSON is CHOSEN CHIEF
CT NEW FIRE FIGHTING Or
GANIZATEON-J. j. O'CON-
ASSISTANT CHIEF.
ASSISTANT CHIEF.

AT a meeting held at the rooms of
the Commercial club last night a
permanent organization of the fire
department was effected and the fol-
lowing officers elected for the space
of three months. Chief, ]. e. Fer
guson: Assistant Chief, j. J. O'Con-
nor. As officers of the organization
which will have in charge the busi
ness affairs of the department the
following were elected: C. A. Harlin,
President; Rufus Woods, Secretary.
The new department will be made
up of thirty picked men. Mayor-elect
Scheble was made an honorary mem
Der of the organization. The pres
ent list of members include the fol-
lowing: L. o. Hall, c. E. StOhl, T.
l.. Ross, B. J. Williams, r. T. Wood
ruff, D. \. Gellatly, j. J. O'Connor,
w. E. Johnson, J. E. Ferguson, H.
E. Scheble, Rufus Woods, Clifford
Godfrey, A. Smith, Harry Taylor, O..
E. Anderson.
The chief and assistant chief were
given one week in which to allot the
men to the different companies, after
which the companies will elect their
officers.
Before adjoining the following
comitties were appointed: Constitu-
Iion and By-Laws-B. J. Williams,
Clifford Godfrey, c. E. Stohl; men,
Bership-J. E. Ferguson, J. j. O'Con-
nor, Terry Ross; Committee to in
yestigate fire alarm system-L. O..
Eall, ]. E. Ferguson, ]. J. O'Connor
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
POWER FOR
THE CASCADE TUNNEL
GREAT NoRTHERN WILL BUILD
DAM AT FOT OF BIG LAKE
AND WILL BUILD POW
ER PLANT.

A Great Northern surveying party
last week established a permanent
camp at the foot of what is known as
Big Lake, about three and one-half
miles up the canyon from this place
Big Lake is wide place in the We
natchee river some half-mile long
and from three to six hundred feet
wide At the lower end of this body
OF water the river begins to descend
very rapidly, and in the following 8
miles the fall approximates one hun
dred feet.
1t is somewhat difficult to get in
side information, but enough has
leaked out to lead to the conclusion
that the Great Northern considers
this an available sight for large
electric power plant.
The cost and extreme danger to
human life in operating trains
through Cascade Tunnel by steam
has long been a source of anxiety to
the management.
That the use of electricity in the
tunnel has been under contemplation
has also frequently been mentioned.
The problem appears to have always
been as to the best place to locate
the plant for developing the power.
Engineer Frank Tanning in charge
of the party is said. to have had con-
siderable experience in this class of
work, being regarded as one of the
most competent electrical engineers
in the country.
The plan being considered just now
is the building of a dam at the foot
of Big Lake, for which the location
is suitable and offers no great OBJ
stacle to be overcome, the stream at
this point not being very wide and
the banks solid rock From the lake
an open fume seven feet wide and
seven feet deep will convey the water
to tn point where the power plant is
located 1t is just possible that in
stead of an open flume a cylinder of
large dimensions may be used to con-
vey the water to the power plant.
The power plant will likely be 10
Gated some two miles below the lake
which would supply a hundred foot
head of water, and develop more
than a hundred thousand electric
horse power.
The surveying party expects to be
employed in this work all winter and
have arrangements made for supplies
and daily mail.-Leavenwort Echo.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
Prince Emulates His Father.

BERLIN. Dec. 26.-Crown Prince
Frederick Wilhelm emulated his
fathers example of distributing mon
ey on Christmas eve. That night
he walked the streets of Potsdam, ac-
companied by his aide, and scattered
new mark pieces among the people.
He greatly enjoyed the sight of the
scrambling for the money which
was done chiefly by children, a crowd
of whom followed him to the palace.
The kaiser, adopting his usual meth
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
Baptist Church Services.

First Baptist church-The Strang-
er's Home-Corner of First street
north and Chelan avenue.
Services for Sunday, December 80,
1906:
Morning subject, ''One God and
Father"
Evening subject, why Not Sue
ceed.''
The evening sermon will be an ad-
dress to the young people of Wenat-
chez. All are cordially invited to at
tend. The Ladies Chorus, under the
direction of Mrs. Kathryn Hayne, will
render the musical part of the SER
vice.
Sunday school at 1900 a. m.
Morning preaching at 11:00 a.. m.
Evening preaching at 1880 p. m.
The church vii hold its annual din
ner New Years day at the church.
All Baptists in the city are cordially
invited to be present.
E. 0. JESSUP, Pastor.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
Christian Church Services. :.

The regular services will be held
at the Christian church on Sunday,
December 30th.
Morning subject, ''The Model Pray
err"
Evening subject, Success.
Evangelist O. NJ. Thomason will
assist in series of meetings to be-
gin January 9Th.
A. J. ADAMS. Pastor.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
$4,000 Men May Strike.

CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-Railroad Of
ficials are meeting today to discuss
the demands of $4,000 trainmen on
all lines west of the Mississippi
river, which threatens a tie-up jan
uary l unless substantial concessions
are granted. They ask an eight-hour
day and from to 15 per cent raise
in wages.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
Zero Weather i'm East.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Dec. 2S.-Below
zero temperatures prevail today in
North Dakota, part of Montana and
Canada. The local weather bureau
reports eight degrees below at Will
iston, n. D., four below at Devils
Lake, N. d., and two below at Win
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
cd, presented gold pieces to aged
and infirm people whom he met
walking in the park.
Miner Hicks Goes on Stage.

BAKERSFIELD, Calf, Dec. 2s.-
Miner Hicks, who was rescued Sat-
urday after spending Is days in the
caved-in tunnel has accepted a the
atrical offer of $500 week for one
year. His first appearance on the
stage will be at Bakersfield tonight.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29
MIR. and Mrs. Walton Entertain.

Mr.. aud Mrs. T. L. Walton enter
tanned at dinner on Thursday even
ing in honor of their son Earl, who
is spending the holidays at home.
The invited guests were Edward
Cook of Seattle and J. Robinson of
this city. Mr.. Walton returned to
resume his duties as timekeeper with
Grant Smith & Co., Great Northern
contractors at Mount Vernon, on the
noon train today. The Great Nor
thern is constructing a new draw
bridge at the mount of the Skagit
river at that place and Mr.. Walton
has charge of the construction crew.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29

edosa, and two below at Quapelle.
Frank Warwick, homesteader was
found frozen to death in his shack
three miles north of Imperial, N. d.
Warwick was engaged in the print
ing business on the Pacific Coast
eight years ago.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-12-29

Frank l.. Dodge and wife of Los
Angeles, Cal, are registered at the
Great Northern.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-26

As far ~ liberty is concerned condi-
tons are, in some respects, steadily
growing worse This is largely due to n
surfeit Of law. The best energies of the
people Of the state are exhausted in the
business of constantly making and
repeating laws, Every other year hun
dreds Of new laws are enacted, many
old laws are repealed, others are emascu
lated, rendered ambiguous, or uncertain
an TO their meaning, and confusion is
becoming more and more COMPOUNDED
by senseless multiplicity of lave
No layman, no matter how scholarly
and intelligent he may be, can possibly
keep abreast of the statutes Of the state
Even the best lawyers and the most
learned Of judges often have difficulty
in determining what the law really il.
1t is often wellnigh impossible to decide
what is living law and what IL dead
law. Such condition cannot but mill.
tate against the perpetuity Of free in
stitutions.
1t il the root Of untold evil in the shape
grating, miscarriage Of justice, etc 1t
IL, III measure, destructive of truth,
justice, and morality. 1t is the remote
cause Of many crimes, because it is
calculated TO deaden the moral sense
to paralyze the conscience by develop
ing a contempt for law.
No thinking person can have respect
for that which has no stability and
permanency. Even despotic laws that
are permanent are more tolerable and
endurable than the arbitrary freaks and
whims that are shaped into laws for
season and are then superseded, or part.
ly superseded, by other follies still more
exasperatng and contemplate.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-04-26

President Roosevelt in his recent adj
dress on muck rakers, suggested a way
of preventing the growth of moneyed
aristocracy in the United States. Mr.
Roosevelt's plan is that aristocratic
families, after they have been granted
every special privilege and extraordinary
immunity at the expense Of the masses,
be forced TO disgorge into 'bottomless
hole; that is, he recommends that the
captains of industry and merchant
princes who have grown fat and sleek
under the fostering favor of class legls!a-
ton and whose children have been
reared in aristocratic luxury and SPLEEN
dor shall be denied the JOY and comfort,
when they are about to respond to the
final summons, to know that their
children will be permitted to MAINTAIN
the standard of living to which they
have become habituated.
The president proposes, in effect, that
no moneyed family shall be permitted
to perpetuate itself as such. In other
words, he advocates confiscation through
the fundamentally of an unjust, un-
reasonable and totally -indefensible in
heritance tax.
Clearly the president proposes 10 have
the tax high enough to destroy all great
fortunes after the demise of their
possessors, or the end aimed at-the
prevention Of the growth of moneyed
aristocracy-could not be attained by
the means he proposes. And, If the end
the president wishes to have attained
is brought about through the means of
a confscatory tax, in what better way
could such procedure be characterized
than by denominating it organized
and legalized pillage'?
Under a conisCatory inheritance tax a
captain of industry is reduced 20 mere
tool of the government; or, rather, such
a tax would cause the captain of Industry
or the captain of trade to assume the
VI AZ wi ilplhht ''"ihN' ~
catch fish which would be ultimately
deposited into the 'bottomless hole
Such an indefensible inheritance tax
would be thoroughly compatible with "A
high protective tariff. Indeed, it is safe
to say that a contiscatory inheritance
tax law would prove to be astrong prop
beneath the protective system. The
government, realizing that all class
legislation and special privileges would
ultimately rebound to its own interests,
would be tempted to be generous to those
it expected to plumber eventually, just
~ man engaged in animal industry
will allow IA generous quantity OF feed
to his hogs when he wishes to prepare
them for the market.