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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

sage of the Hepburn bill hc was in tho habit of arraigning the railroads for their barefaced evasions of the law and of deploring the limited power of the interstate commerce commission. In 1892 President Harrison made him . member of the board.
 Perhaps the most interesting among the new members of the commission is Edgar F.. Clark, appointed by President Roosevelt in recognition of his position in labor circles. Mr. Clark is one of the best known opponents of labor in America. Born at Lima, N. Y.. in 1856. he went west in his early life and adopted railroading as a business. He was one of the founders of the Order of Railway Conductors and eventually became president of the organization. When the anthracite coal Commission was formed Mir. Clark was chosen a member. and 1t was his notable serv- ice with that body that led to his ap- pointment to the interstate commerce commission.
 James s. Harlan, another new mem- Der, is the son of MT. Justice Harlan of the United States supreme court. He was born at Evansville, Ind in 1861 and is an alumnus of Princeton He was a noted college athlete in his day and was captain of the Nassau nine the year of his graduation. Beginning the study of law in the office of Chief Justice Fuller in Chicago, he went later to Columbian university He built up a very successful practice in Chicago and in 1901 was appointed attorney general of Porto Rico. MT. Harlan is a personal friend of the president.
 Franklin K. Lane. seventh member of the commission, is the only one among them all who could never under any combination of circumstances become Uncle Sam's tenant in the White House. It is not that Mir. Lanes in- tellectual endowmehts are not suffi- cient to win for him the highest honor. but he happens to be native of Prince Edward Island. His present residence Is in San Francisco. He has been re- porter. editor and owner of Tacoma (Wash.) newspaper. city attorney of San Francisco and an unsuccessful candidate for governor of California. It was the Democratic campaign of 1902 in California that brought Mir. Lane conspicuously to the front He entered into the struggle with vim that made him many friends, He abandoned the stereotyped campaign issues and pleaded eloquently for the larger de- velopment of Californias great re- sources. One of his most telling points was plea for lower freight rates. He also championed free markets. the smashing of the middleman's ring and industrial peace.
 But he lost the election through a technicality. About 5000 votes cast for him were rejected on account of some trifling variation of the election rules, and his Republican opponent won by 5000 votes. MT. Lane is ad- mired greatly by President Roosevelt. and if Senator Cockrell had not lost his seat Mir. Lane would have been made member of the interstate com. merce commission at that time.
 GEORGE H. PICARD.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

come members of this unique feature of national legislation must be men who were beyond the reach of the cor poration influence and of character so unassailable that no one might ques- tion.
 Martin A. Knapp, chairman of the commission, is a native of New York born at Spafford. Onondaga county Nov. 6, 1S43. His father was a farmer and the boy followed that avocation un- til he was seventeen. when he became pupil at Cazenovia seminary. Later he finished a classical course at Wes- leyan university, Middletown, Conn, from which he was graduated in 1868. In 1871 he received the masters degree, and in 1892 was given the doctorate in laws by the same institution. MT. Knapp chose the law for a profession and hung out his shingle in Syracuse, N. Y.
 It was not many years before Mir. Knapp became one of the leading law yers in his section of the state. He held the position of corporation counsel of Syracuse for six years and made an
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

who had tricked him out of the nomi- nation were so repentant that they sent him to the United States senate. Senator Cockrell continued to serve Missouri at Washington for thirty years, displaced only by political landslide that revolutionized his state.
 But he left his seat in the senate with a reputation for ability and in- tegrity that was acknowledged by men of all parties. President Roosevelt of fered him the choice between a place on the Panama commission and mem- bership in the. interstate commerce body. The isthmian job would have yielded far greater financial returns, but the senator preferred to undertake the other The president was gratified at his choice, for in the making up of a commission of such great supervisory powers the necessity for man of Cockrelrs attainments was compelling.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
@ HE interstate commerce com
 mission began recently to eX-

N
 mission began recently to eX-
 ist under a new bill of rights
 According to the rules and regulations of the Hepburn rate bill, which became law on Aug. 2S last, the powers of the commission were en- larged greatly, and the old board, with its limited authority, ineffective at best against the various forms of lodging invented by the acute legal advisers of the great corporations, became a thing of the past.
 So it is that Aug. 2S may be termed an epochal date. Previous to that time the commission had but shadow of it's present authority. It could bring about as many investigations as it wished. could compel the attendance, of wit nesses from all parts of the country nire corporations to show cause, but it was comparatively powerless to pre- vent continuance of the very evils it managed to discover.
 In the new commission are seven men, and their duties and powers are defined with great particularity by the Hepburn measure. On the shoulders of these men now devolves the duty of carrying out the laws of the country respecting the regulation of it's vast transportation interests. That will in- volve practical endeavor to super wise one of the most extensive indus tries of the world for the best interests of the public at large and in a way that is convincing to that general pub lie. That makes of the interstate con-
 
 stituted, the most significant indus trial tribunal of the world.
 To give an idea of the scope of the commissions supervision it may be said that within its Jurisdiction are about 2.100 railroads, pipe lines and waterways. A conservative estimate of the value of this property would be s14, 4,70o, 100000 The miles of trackage represented are 277,O71; locomotives. 46,74S; cars, 100000; employees, 1,500,000; earnings, s2,500. 900 900; wages paid employees. $500, GOO, 900.
 To keep track of the comings and goings of this gigantic industry re- quires vigilance that is ,sleepless, and to rectify the wrongs that come from the constant jostling of conflicting in terests and the feverish competition that is so characteristic of highly capi- talized business schemes will tax the combined resources of the seven ca pablo men who constitute this new commission. No such breadth of in- dustrial supervision has ever before been delegated to a single body of American citizens.
 Of course the interstate commerce commission even now is not an absoE lute tribunal. Supervision or regula- tion is it's especial function. The Hep burn bill is entitled "an act to regulate commerce. and it is the duty of the commission to see that its provisions are carried out. One of its largest powers is to regulate transportation rates. According to the wording of the act, it will have the authority to de termine and prescribe what will be just and reasonable rate or rates. charge or charges, to be thereafter observed,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

excellent reputation. When President Harrison was looking around for a man from New York whom he might select for the interstate commerce com mission. then in it's infancy. his choice fell upon MT. Knapp. That was in 1891, and in 1897 he was again ap- pointed by President Cleveland. In 1902 he was called to a third term, this time the choice of President Roosevelt
 The best known and altogether most eminent member of the commission is Francis M. Cockrell, ex-senator from Missouri. He acquired a national repu- tation in the civil war, in which he was one of the leading commanders on the Confederate side. When peace came General Cockrell was undoubted- ly the most popular man in his state. His friends wanted to make him gov ernor, but through some political mis- hap he lost the nomination. Then those
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

yards. If travelling at ss. in s7s yards Al a miles il can be paIled up in 1eS yards
 owed his first sl5cceSs on the stage Co his excellent Handwriting He had sent In an often re5ected pszy to the ctecn nsanagement for ce1siSerztion. snd the manuscript uas thruwn. with some fifty others. on the tzbseL One day at rehezrnal ths chAxnizx sctrsss. Mlle
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

Berengers. was attracted by the hand writing and took up the manuscript. crying. What an excellent handt This caused her to read the play. and her strong rsconmsn5atfon to the di- rectors led to its reading and accept anee by theu Sarieu Is now very vezifhy
 A gentleman residing near H1rn- castle. England has this year clipped c two shear Lincoln ran. ths aeecs cf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

Of yellow jack was reported for over two years. The records show that since l5Sl no previous year had pass ed with absolute freedom from the disease.
 The Americans made a very thorough job of cleaning up at Santiago Every house ia which there had been case of yellow fever was disinfecied three times. Eighty-fVs miles of streets were swept daily. and 25.e99 cubic yards of sWeepIngs were hauled out Of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

yearly: that is about the same as southwest England
 The annual reveuue of the Suez ca nal in shippinz dues uas as first s1.- SsS.sS8. It Is now ses cd. .Ssa.
 The first typewriter was invented by Henry 1IIns in ITIE The asst form of steam engine ac- tuzIly utilizes @ per cent of the heat producsA
 The eisl list ef HAzkon VII Nor
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

DruEis. which bears such evidences ot their occupation as an altar and a font CaTvesi cut fn the soFi1 rock a little Eiri of three months. the daughter of a local farmer. has just been chris tened
 Rnssian territory are forest land
 North China has fory inches s< rain
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

which weighed thErty-fve pounds Such a po1derOus mass of wool from one sheep Is almost. if not quite. un- precedenfed
 A caterpillar vETI eat twice its ovn weight of food in a day
 Persia nov grows 1sses tons of cot- to. yearly ard sends ff an to Russia
 Ia spite of hzrzkiri- the suscsfe rate in Japan fs 1sr. only l-7 c nzLllioa axnInst J19 fn C<rnnny.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

ways new king. is about <zse.sS3 a year The wheat crop of northwest Cana da this year is worth at least sss.o9e. . e59-
 The Russian state scepter IS of sold gold Is thre- feef long and contains among it's ornaments 1<0 rubies and Is sneralds
 A train trzvelIng e miles sn hour can be brozght to e xta11s-il i1 4eS
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
BRIEF AID TRUE.

The first striking cIociS was made in PerSia abagt sec 4 D.
 Bees can fiy faster over short dis s-znceS. up to three miiss. than can ci<euns
 GirafIss ari ant eaters have tongues 1esriy two feet in Eerzsh
 On the tup of Harfornggh hTlI- Der 6Jshirs. an ancient haunt o< the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

the city during the year. In a single week z5.sS9 gallons of crude petroleum 4yoeO gallons 0f carbolic acid and 11.oo0 pounds Of chloride of lime were used
 The condition Cf the city of Havana so far as ysIlow jack Is concerned has been equally gratifying since the ex- Tuision Of the SraniartiS There have been periods. of considerable length
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

during which not a single case of the disease could be found in the city. a condition that was unknown before the arrival of the Americans. Most sig nifcant of all is the fact that the cam raizn carried on against the scOurge has been based on the theory e trans
 mission by the infected mosquito. Five years of this form of prevention have
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

shown results that should be convinc- ing to the most skepiicaIly inclineL
 So the medical authorities arc com hating the disease from the standpoint one and that there is none otber worthy of consideration From pure Iy scientific point of view this can hardly be correct It is a bold asser-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27

HE first install = ment of Uncle Sam's marines had scarcely landed at the Cuban port of Cienfuegos when that still uncon- quered scOurge of the island. yellow jack. made its ap- pearance. A some NFr WUN uFnH NsR HaH g
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22

There are other evidences Of sub.
stantial prosperity in Cairo, besides
those listed yesterday many of them.
There is the steady increase in the
business Of the postoffice, which has
raised the Cairo office to the first
rank; there Is the wonderful activity
in railroad circles with the the rea-
sonable certainty of some startling de-
yalopmcnts in The near future, ami
there IS the unshakable strength OF
our financial institutions, which, per,
haps more than any other factor in
dicates the conservative character as
well as the commercial and industrial
OF the people.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22
OPINIONS OF OTHERS.
The School child's DAY Of Rest.

The School Child's Day of Rest
Thursday, not Saturday is the da.
| the school children should have OFF
said member Of board of education
Then the week Of work would Dt
broken up twice, instead Of only once
as now
In France, last year | noticed. al
the children going TO school on SAT
urday.
~Why, how is this?' said. 4
thought Saturday was a school holiday
all the world over
No" they said Sunday is a
holiday with US, aud Thursday is. Sun
day and Thurs day-they are the chill
dren's TWO days off. They are the
best days off for they break the week
twice
We have Saturday and Sunday off
in America said l.
Why, how foolish, said the
Frenchman. Two holidays right TO-
gether and then an mbroken stretch
Of hard work for five days. School is
hard work you know. The average
school child works harder than the
average man Philadelphia Bulle.
lin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22

For several week. past here has
been movement on foot TO effect an
organization Of citizens for a very
laudable purpose; and after due delib.
Grafton at a series Of informal meet
ings a preliminary organization has
been effected by the election of Jas
b, Stewart as chairman and Jas AIDE
line as secretary; and II has been de
cided TO call general meeting of men
to be held at the court house tomorrow
Friday night--for the purpose Of
forming a permanent organization
The men who have been identified
with the inception OF this movement
are all tax payers and as such have
taken proper interest in municipal az.
fairs, They ,have general idea Of
what can be and Is desired to he nc
BY an organization such as
they contemplate and Will present
their plans to the meeting in way
hat will be ineligible to ALL In a
general way their purpose is to incite
greater interest in local public affairs
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22
Cure Effected or Money Refunded
Nc dern sooleiu

Mrs Van oyster gave a $500 lunch
con yesterday. Among those pres
emit were Mrs Clamchowder IN a sfSt
gown; Mrs. noughnut, $3.50 Mrs
Cfulier $375. Mrs Pancake. $780
The dance given BY Mrs Goldansl
cost her $3.50, she announces.
pleasant dinner was given on
Tuesday evening by the Dougheuy
de Normans. The delightful inform.
atty Of the affair may be guessed
from the fact that Mrs de Norman in
her statement to the press put the
cost at 10 more than $2,56l,
The Rev SMITH de Smythe was
highly pleased with the attendance at
his church on Sunday last. Promi.
nent in Tho peWs were Mrs. OHwell.
purple with green trimmings. $3.50
Miss Rockaor plain yellow, $3.50: Mrs.
dc Snitter green. $f.05o and Mrs
Tfirhammor in magnificent pink ana
paufe, Unfortunately Mrs. Tripham
mer ptiae.as was adisunct and her
telephone message 90 the Office was
taken by the sporting editor who con.
lsned the information ID INC waste
basket
Mrs. Playeore's tbeatcr party was a
grand success. More than $4,000
WORTH Of gowns reached The box be-
ore The last act was more than two
binds ended Chicago American.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22
WAS PLANNING TO SAVE TINE
Suffering Journalist Knew Minute
Were Precious,


Were Precious.
Henry Guy Carleton, wit. Journalist
and playwright, had an impeachment II
his speech about which he Is not tho
least sensitive. Eyerybody's Magazine
tells this story about him
Several years ago. when the Fifth
Avenue theatre burned. Mr.. Carleton
appeared In The New York World of.
fee, where he was then employed. and
the usual Saturday night confusion
was increased by the late fire. The
late Ballard Smith, then managing ed
itor of the newspaper, was believing
his orders with all his wonderful Wig
or in the effort to get to press on
time.
"'M-m,mlster smith, began Garlic.
ton I've q e-g. great s-s.story about
the Ff'ftb Avenue theatre ffhrc.
" Great Heavens. man, roared Mr.
Smith don't stop to talk to me about
it. Don't Won know this is Saturday
night, and we 90 to press in fifteen
minutes? Get 10 work and write it.
ana write II as last as you know how
] want copy. not conversation. Don't
YOU know that every minute is pre-.
cious.
'Y.Tsyes sir said The journalist
with an insistent effort to hold the
editors attention, l w-w-want to
t-k-know II you w-w-wouId lend MN.
me your -s-stenographer.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22
Reign Of the Railroad KIM.

This is the age Of combination and in
no field is his spirit OF the age more
manifest than in that of the railways
In acquiring control of the Illinois
Central Mr. Hartman and his asso
ciates are putting the spirit into prae
tice once more. 1t is not apparent that
the tendency toward consolidation is
diminishing or that the possibilities
OF further combination among rail.
road are nearly exhausted. Mightier
and mightier wax the groups and
more powerful grow the financial
chiefs. For the present Mr. Hartman
is the most conspicuous Of the chiefs.
just as his system of lines is the vast
est. But railway kings. like kings Of
state. do not reign forever and If the
process Of combination and evolution
continue another king even greater
than he may arise In another year
Louisville CouricrJournal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22
THE TRI-COUNTY INSTITUTE
WILL MEET IN CAIRO TODAY
Two Hundred Men and Women From MassaC Pu-
Iaski and Alexander Counties Will Discuss
School Work

The third annual meeting of he Tri
County Teachers association will opef
at the high school in this city at !
| p. m today The first meeting of the
association was held four years age
in Mound City. the second meeting
was held al Metropolis the third year
no institute was held because of the
worlds fair and hence this is the
third meeting. although the associa-
ton is four years old The officers are:
j. E. Alexander president Miss Kate
Schiller, secretary; County Supern.
tendents, Mrs. H. NJ. Smith, w A.
Spence and John Snyder, executive
committee
1t is expected that there will be 80
members here from Pulaski county.
30 from Massac and 100 from or more
from this county.
Three sessions viii be held-this
afternoon tonight and tomorrow fore
neon
Prof. ShyocL Of tho Southern Mi
nois Normal at Carbonate. and Judge
Wall Of Mound city. viii address the
teachers at their meeting tonight the
former on Patriotism" the latter on
Education"
The program for this afternoon is
an elaborate one in which the state
course of study win receive attention
from Representatives Of the three
named. as follows:
/. History and Aim-Mrs. II NJ
Smith, Pulaski county Members Of The
State Course committee
, The Plan
(a) Relation to Primary Grades.
Alexander County.
Paper-Laura l. Milford.
Discusion--C Clara Perry.
tbl Relation 10 Intermediate Grades
Ndssac county.
Paper-W. p Watkins.
Discussiou-A. l.. Marbcrry, Alva
.'ummiHs.
(c) Relation 10 Grammar Grades
Pulaski county
Paper f. Minlin
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22
Abuse Of the Parole Power.

A few days ago it was thought neces
sary TO bring in a new indictment
against a notorious Cleveland bank
robber now in the penitentiary in or
der to head off a movement to effect
his release on parole Now a some.
what similar case comes from Colum
bus, where a convict has been set free
in spite Of the protest of the county
prosecutor and the trial judge These
Instances come to light so often as to
give too much reason for the popular
belief that no man with money or a
pull ned stay long IN the state peni-
Tertiary and that the parole system as
administered is partly an encourage
ment to crime and partly completely
init.-Cleycland Plain Dealer
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22

Controller Grout believes there Is
am English bull MS well as an Irish
bun This summer while I'm the Isle
Of wight hc encountered a specimen
Of the former One morning ne rang
for his servant to ask why his white
buckskin shoes, which he had put out
side his door the night before for a
pipestone blanching, had not been
brought back.
wen. you see SIR said boots
these shoes are white. and ! had no
backing that would DO for them with
ont sending out for it."-New York
Times.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22

Ono of the interesting points IN con
nection with the judicial convention
which will meet here next week is that
st. Clair county, with its thirty dele
gates, can nominate either of the can
dldatea except its own. Judge Thomas.
Should il go TO Judge Vickers he would
have ninety'six and should II go TO
Judge Harker he would have eighty
three. or a majority Of one. II may be
expected, therefore, thai the St. Clair
county delegation will receive much
fattering attention from the other del
egates while the contest is on. and the
eyes OF the audience will be r.veted
on them al every roll call.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22

Dumas tn his isabel OF Bavaria. ="
refers t0 an ancient privilege which
suia0riz-d ihe deputies Of the Sis mer
chant bodies 10 accompany The Hines
and queens Of France uE7n their entry
into Paris from the gate OF 81 Denis
10 the palace. followed on this occ7
sion fF fhe represent of tha dif
fersnt MANUFACTURING bodies clothed
70 represent The "seven capital sins.
and br way Of contrast. the .Esven
Christian virtues.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22

Al the Presbytc.ian church Ia t
Sunday the attendance was 216 al ii
morning service and 152 at the even
ing service. AT the former there were
81 men and l29 women. and at the
latter 50 men and % women Other
churches in the city we're doubtless
able TO make like good showing in
the matter Of the general attendance
and particularly Of the attendance Of
men. Whge>t is property source of
satisfaction that so large percentage
OF the church attendance IS OF the
male persuasion there Is room for
effort to increase such attendance and
The Bulletin will be pleased to join in
any practical plans in that direction.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22

Country papers in japan are often
very good. They are uu most casea
the property Of some statesman or
politician. who cannot write himself
but hires an editor and IS wiIiaz 30
pay we'll especially bon c8uHai-a
Tines Ihe Japanese are born 'pfer-
# nature and competent writer's are
'tten glad f9 have a position GOA
country paper ss it gives them en
opportunity to live -the life th5y Tie
best
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-22
Coin No, nsn,Iorss m s,,,r,,,r..

Coin Not Mentioned IN ssrlrtyrss
Throughout the early part of the
scriptures. as well as through the
poems Of Homer. not a single passage
occurs from which We can infer either
the use Of the existence Of stamped
noney-the 400 shekels which Abra.
nam gave for the cave OF Machpae-
ian. Tor instance. were measured bv
weight Il is nov agreed thar INC
egyptians had no coined money.