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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23
NEW YORK STATE LEAGUE.

At Troy-Troy 5. Syracuse O. At Albany-Albany 3. Binghamton O.
 At Utica-Scranton 6, Utica 4. At Gloversville-A. J. & G. s, 3.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-23
EASTERN LEAGUE.
EASTERN LEAGUE STANDING.

COLLEGE GAMES.
 Ans Arbor. uick- May 31.-Am- kerst college defease1 the Cniversity
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HOW THE TARIFF WORKS.

Des Moines Capitalize financial
statements of the federal treasury
continue to make a gratifying show :
ing. The receipts during the month
Of January amounted to $60,790,098.23
exceeding those of the same month in
1905 by s7,879, s0519, those Of any
former January by over $2,000,000 and
those Of any other former month in
any season except while the treasury
was being helped by the revenue from
the Spanish war taxes. The ex-
renditures amounted to $4e,945,000 or
$2,682,000 less than the outlay in jan
uary Of last year, and the same has
been exceeded many times In former
months. The deficiency for the year
is now down to $3,397,990, or nearly
$40, 100000 less than the corresponding
ing fact is found in the item of re-
ceipts from customs. These aggre-
gate $26,8S9, 912.10, an amount exceed
ed only by the phenomenal receipts Of
last September, when they reached the
high figure Of $27,244,147.19. The
present cash balance in the treasury
is s142,32425755, exclusive Of the re-
serve fund Of s150.000,000. During the
remainder of the last fiscal year the
receipts exceeded the expenditures by
$4,56S,479.
Barring large increases in the vol
ume Of appropriations, the ensuing
five months will show greater ex-
cess Of income SO that June will close
with a considerable surplus from the
years business, making the available
cash balance at that time, about $780,
10000 The volume Of receipts for the
fiscal year promises to be larger than
even when the Spanish war taxes
were being collected, thus making a
new record, and s50,000.000 in excess
Of those Of 19045.
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FOREIGN SHIPPING AND sUBsI
DIES.

According to Genator Lodge there Is
a trust among foreign ship owners en-
gagged in the carrying trade between
this country and Europe and the trust
has been putting the screws to the
western wheat growers. Before the
trust was formed the freight tariff on
wheat from the United States Pacific
coast to Europe was seventeen shil-
lings, six pence. The trust was formed
and at once the tariff was raised to
twenty-seven shillings, six pence, or, in
other words, the tariff was raised by
$3.50 per ton, and all against western
wheat growers. According to Mr..
Lodge the foreign subsidized ships
drove out of business the American
vessels, then the trust was formed and
the tariff raisel, making the western
farmers pay the piper.
The bill of Senator Gallinger to re-
vive the United States merchant ma
rine is the prominent one before the
senate just now. A number of speeches
have been made on it, and 1t is freely
discussed in the hotels and the Hobbies
at the capitol. Senator Lodge made a
point the other day in very brief
way when he said. 1--WE spend money
in order TO educate and prepare officers
for the navy. Surely it is equally legi-
innate TO spend money in the way
of bounty or subvention or in any other
manner for the education and prepare
ton of seamen, which is clearly pub
lie object"
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ALBA.

Abba, Feb. 6.-The Colored Canad-
ian Concert company, the fourth num-
Der on the st. Marys lecture course,
gave very acceptable entertainment
at Kings opera house last night. A
goodly number We're present and thor-
oughly enjoyed the music.
The Eagle lodke effected q norgani,
zation here last night with a large
number Of charter members.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. O.
&. Simply yesterday morning.
w. r. Palmer, Of Hiteman was
business visitor at Abba Monday.
B. p. Castner returned last evening
from business trip to Des Moines.
g. N. Ewers and wife left this morn
ing for a visit with their son and
daughter at Albuquerque, New Mex.
A. c. Henderson, Of Centerville. was
looking after business matters here
yesterday.
Smoke Havana Blossom, 10c cigar, 5ct
Mrs. Johnson, mother Of Leslie
johnson, has gone to her daughter al
Osceola Mr.. Johnson expects to move
there with his family about March 1,
He will engage In the bottling works
business In that city.
Mrs. Cliff Stanley has Joined her
husband at Melrose, where he has a
good position.
F. M. white, Of Ellington. wash. ]
is in Abba for a few days looking aft
er business.
John Werner, of Charlton, transacted
legal business again this week at this
place.
Mrs. Nellie and Miss May osgpod,
Of New Sharon, are Abba visitors this
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wage ). of something like $578,
had worked every day since rnen
and had saved every cent
he earned, he would have been
worth now Just about a billion dollars.
Ihis isn't very encouraging to young
sters drawing $40 or s15 week and
looking forward to the day when they
will be billionaires, but it should not
be very discouraging to the Cosmopoli-
tan, for it makes billion look long
way off to most people. Nevertheless,
the magazines editors have seen AT
to be frightened at the DOGGY that
they have conjured up in the minds,
and the answers given to their anxious
question are of general interest. They
follow:
John Wanamaker: mot when the
law becomes terror to evil doors by
prompt and vigorous administration. !"
Edward Atkinson: mo"
E. benjamin Andrews: mot neces-
sarily'
Ernest Crosby: Most decfde
Henry Clews: IT do not believe it
would. The time always produces a
man fit to cope with the situation, and
wisdom more than keeps pace with
wealth."
David Starr Jordan: "In irrespon-
sible hands any large accumulation,
whether Of individual, corporate or gov
eminent ownership, may be menace
A surplus is always a danger. The
fewer the persons concerned the
greater the risk of a majority going
bad
Washington GLADDEN.: ut does; a
very serious menace. Such power as
this gives over the resources of life
and the means of subsistence of the
entire community is not possessed by
any sovereign on the earth today. 1t
may have belonged to the car, but 1t
has fallen out Of his hands. No free
people ought to tolerate the exercise Of
such irresponsible power over their in
dustries
Charles w. Elliot: mo"
Jack London: Eyes; a menace as
colossal as the sum of dollars"
Mr.. Jordan's definition of surplus
will not find a great many subscribers
and mis- doleful view is hardly in line
with the generally optimistic tone of
the country at this time. Happily, he
is Of the minority, for though the re-
turns show only four to five, 1t would
not be fair to count Mr.. I.ondon's.
Everyone would expect that eccentric,
protested socialist to hold the opinion
he expresses. not because he may
think it right, but simply because he
would prefer to turn some such strik-
ing phrase as "a menace as colossal as
the sum OF dollars" There is no doubt
that a billion in his hands would be
unwisely placed, but the danger Is so
remote that it is needless to consider
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THEN AND NOW.

vinton Eagle.-We think now that
no girls wedding ever attracted the
attention that is being given to Alice
Roosevelt's. Older people will remem-
Der that fully as much attention was
given to that Of Nellie Grant, daugh-
ter Of President Grant. Miss Nellie
you will remember married
"furriner" and the newspapers devot-
ed columns to him. In fact for awhile
he almost overshadowed Miss Nellie
1t Is probably all right to pay SO much
attention to our rulers but 1t is more
than likely that when Mr.. Roosevelt
was married the printer probably CAV.
him "stickful." He was big, awk-
ward, dutch lad" you know.
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| to meet her fiances sister. who came
20 this country to attend the wedding.
Miss Roosevelt was given much alton
ton while in the metropolis. At the
nome where she was entertained the
streetwas crowded with a motley crowd
that came to get a glimpse of her. She
was annoyed by camera flends, most
OF them. no doubt, assigned to take
pictures for the newspapers. Wher-
ever she went che was the center of
Interest and this curiosity which tho
newspapers. in serving the public, as
sisted to promote Is apologized for in
this way by the New York Globe:
Inconsistency is the bugbear OF lit
tie minds, says Emerson. Ergo. news.
papers are great minded. For In
stance, they stimulate public interest
to fever heat over Miss Alice and her
moon man, and then (some of them)
deprecate the frivolity of their readers
IN blocking the streets to get view
OF the happy couple. Even the patri-
ot1c cab horse which broke away from
the drivers to be in the swim comes In
for censure.
Miss Alice is undoubtedly a very
wholesome and worthy subject of pub
lie interest. Indeed, compared to the
general run of society news, her
and escapades are distinctly refresh
ing, To be sure, she climbs rope lad
ders and jumps into swimming tanks
and pets snakes-if we trust the So
ciety reporters--but little considera-
ton will show that this is merely the
wonderful personality of her illus
trious parent manifesting itself In
feminine habiliments.
She Is the daughter OF one Of the}
most popular Presidents of the United
States Is young. and will be married
from the White House. Besides all
these claims to public interest she will
receive the most motley array of pres
ents ever collected around one we'd
ding ring. From Tsi Ans doninions
to Cuba, the tide Of marital junk will
flow, notably swelling the customs
revenue and perhaps necessitating the
construction of a temporary museum
annex to the White House. II there
ever was daughter of America worth
seeing and talking about it is Miss
Alice.'
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: The order Of the Garter.

Oh, 1t all right now.
We've all been worrying what was
the cause Of the trouble, but you don't
have to worry any more.
King Edward, out Of the great good.
ness of his heart, has bestowed on the
Mikado of Japan the insignia of the
Order of the Garter.
That FIXES the whole business. That's
hot stuff that sign Of the Garter. When
you once get that stuck onto your per-
son-get 1t properly adjusted, get the
hooks and eyes so that they exactly
meet without wrinkling the goods, get
it all Strengthened out and securely
tackled 80 that the hastlng threads
don't show, get the front part In the
front and the back part in the back.
then you are ready to do some heavy
travelling -when you get 1T fixed like
that, then you are prepared to hit the
pike at a gait that will make them
think you are goin' some.
And 1t is SO necessary. too. this Or.
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TO MEET IN FAIRFIELD.
Jefferson County Teachers Will Hava
Excellent Program Feb. II.

Fairfield, Feb. 6.-The program foN
the educational meeting to be held In
the Library hall in this CITY on Feb.
IL, has been prepared. The program
teachers will beyond doubt have q
profitable meeting. 1t is as follows:
10:30 a. m.-For character Building:l
Mathematics or Literature, or both ~
AIDA Garmoe, Harper Meyer. Helen
Eddy. !.
Music by pupils from the primary
grades In the Fairfield schools.
Schools, and How to Meet Them
Mrs. Mary Best, s. T. Biddle, G. p.
Whitmore, Frank Stewart.
1880 p. m.-"Agriculture in the Pubs
lie. Schools Mrs. Thomas Davies, E.
d. Y. Culbertson, Mrs. Ada Parsons.
Song, by children OF the primary
grades of the Fairfield schools.
Address-"M Making Of a Man. DR..
w. B. Parsons, president Of Parsons
college.
Song Miss Cora Ball.
Manual Training In the Common,
Schools"-Mary Brown, Mrs. e. D. z.
Culbertson. Lizzie o. Locke.
The committee preparing the pro-
gram was composed of Prof. S. Az
Power, superintendent Of the city
schools, Miss Martha Emry, principal
Of the high school, and Miss Anna
White, county superintendent. Both
patrons and teachers are invited t.
the convention.
Young Boy Shot.
William Goddard, aged 10, was shot
IN the leg with a 22-caliber rifle Sat-
urday afternoon Shile passing through
an open field rettAning, from = skating
party. No one with rife as IL sight
at -tiIae and the affair is
mysterious. Young Goddard was not
seriously wounded, a flesh wound in
the leg being the only mark he bears.
Other Items of Interest.
Sparks from stove falling on
window curtains at the home of Mrs.
Il. T. Harris Sunday afternoon, caused
q blaze which was extinguished with
difficulty by the neighbors. The loss
is slight and covered with insurance.
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THE SAN DOMINGO Quarrel.

1t is not difficult to reach conclu-
sion as to the source of the Influences
which are at work first, against the
Santo DOMINICAN treaty, and second,
to foment discord and rebellion In
Santo Domingo. That island is rich
In sugar lands and wherever sugar is
raised there is more or less trouble.
especially if it is raised for the United
States market. The plantations OF
Santo Domingo are largely, If not al
most, exclusively controlled by Amer.
lean capital much of it coming from
parties in New York City. The sugar
Is sold in this country and for some
sprightly lobby at work at Washing
to and in New York, off and on In be-
half of Santo Domingo sugar interests.
1t was very much in evidence during
the fight over Cuban reciprocity when
considerable amount Of money was
expended in the preparation and cir
culatton of addresses to the American
people, of articles intended for news
paper publication, and of cartoons.
The American-Santo DOMINICAN sugar
men justified their attempted inter
ference between the relations of this
country and Cuba on the ground that
they we're Americans engaged in bust
ness in Santo Domingo and that Santo
Domingo should have whatever tariff
concessions were made to Cuba. Their
interference, however was without
avail and congress laughed at their
pretensions to consideration in this
connection
Since then Santo Domingo has CIV
en- the country considerable trouble
and promises more and there is little
doubt that the sugar interests Of the
island are stirring up the trouble In
the hope that sooner or later the Uni
ted States will be compelled to take
possession of the island and either ad-
minister it's affairs as this government
did those Of Cuba for period or take
1T over entirely as has been done with
Porto Rico. The tariff on sugar Is so
high that if Santo Domingo should be-
come a part of the Union and be TAX
en- within the tariff walls, 1t would
mean immense fortunes for the sugar
planters of the island and the firm
hand Of Uncle Sam would guarantee
stable government which would en-
able them to secure and retain an
adequate supply of labor. While
eventually the United States will
probably take in Santo Domingo as
well as other islands in the Caribbean
sea, there is absolutely no desire what
ever on the part of the administration
to hasten that day. Whether the su-
gar interests of the island will be able
to force the hand of the administra-
ton remains to be seen.
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cUMMINs ON THE PRIMARY.

Governor Cummins spoke at Fair
field Saturday afternoon to a large
audience of Jefferson county farmers,
making a plea for the primary cleo
ton bill now before the Iowa legisla-
ture. His speech, aside from the ref
erence to that bill, was along the
lines which he followed in his speech
at the Wapello county Farmers insti-
tute in October, in this city. On that
occasion, however, he did not mention
the new idea for the nomination Of
candidates for office, and his views
upon that subject are therefore of in
terest. The Courier publishes today
a report of his Fairfield speech, in
Guiding what he said of the primary
election bill.
While one does not like to believe
that the governor of great state
would make a public address upon a
measure of Importance to the people
of that state without thorough ac-
quaintance with the subject he dis
cusses, it is hard to escape that belief
with regard to Governor Cummins
and the primary election BILL Assum-
ing that he is honest in his declara-
tons, it is the natural conclusion that
QS UC 16ACl dAI VI CAO ChCNSo
that the primary election bill will
have If it becomes a law, and that he
has not studied the situation enough
to know what the primary election
law proposes.
No one who favors the Crossley bill
and who has studied it carefully
claims that it provides for the nornin-
ation Of the candidate who receives a
majority Of the votes in the primary
election. In fact, If there are more
than two candidates for any nomina-
ton, which is generally the case, it is
very doubtful if there will be major
fly for any one of them when the
votes are counted. And yet Governor
Cummins on Saturday held up the pri-
mary election as the solution Of the
situation in iowa, and told his hear
ers in all seriousness that 1t would
work out the theory of the majority
and minority. One careful reading of
the bill should disabuse anyone's
mind of such an opinion.
The bill provides that the person
who receives the largest number OF
votes of his party shall be the nomi-
nee. 1t does not provide, as most 9TH
er primary laws do, that such nomi-
nee must receive a majority of the
votes cast. This might frequently re-
suit in the least desirable person re-
ceiving the most votes and thus the
nomination-as, for instance, in a
three cornered contest, where there
are two good citizens who would rally
about them the better class of voters,
and an undesirable candidate that ap-
pealed to the vicious element. The
two desirable candidates, by dividing
the vote Of the better class between
them might cause the nomination Of
the least desirable candidate, who,
from his superior organization, or abil-
ity to hold the vicious element solidly
in line, would win out, though in fact
he was obnoxious to all decent people
and to a large majority of his own
party. The method proposed would
do away entirely with any opportunity
to make second or alternative
i
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A BILLION DOLLARS

That great minds do not always run
in the same channel is evidenced by
the answer giverl to a question asked
of a number Of prominent men recently
by the Cosmopolitan magazine The
query was: does the possession of
billion dollars in the hands of an in
divfdnal constitute a menace to the
lrepu5lic?" Now'a billion dollars is q
lot of money. Governor Cummins says
that If Adam had begun working on
thA day he was created lat daily
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SID FL. CHI s.
Fast TRAVELLING.
. 4

LUIS ftllSclcS lilies. InGr6 was a
strong man in Kansas who was pick
ed up in cyclone and carried away
over into Iowa and landed In a grave
yard. He was a little dazed when he
picked himself up, and brushed the
dirt off his buds. A minister visiting
the cemetery, addressed him and ask
ed him where he had come from. The
strong man satd
Il have just come from Kansas"
When did you leave Kansas?" In
CURED the minister.
About four minutes ago"
Four minutes ago? Why, my good
man, you cannot have travelled these
800 miles in four minutes"
"But I did. I came In cyclone"
ooh that might be- But, Of course,
your heavenly Father was with you"
"Mebbe. / dunno. I was too busy
to see If anybody was with me; but, II
there was they was goin' some, Til tell
you that"
The Sleeping Car Berth.
This sleeping car prize that is ample
Will prove both a boon and a
treasure,
For the regular berth and the per-
son of girth
Are not cut to Identical measure.
The regular stall and the man who is
tall
Always seem for each other I'M
suited;
So the salt Of the earth is this sleep
ing car berth
If It's roomy. by half, as reputed.
Tor the man who Is long as this singer
of song
Has suffered with berths that wero
scrimpish-
Has suffered the VOC such unfortu-
mates know,
A torture satanic and impish.
Into. curves he has got-in a double
bow knot
He has slept with his ear on his
And memories sweet Of a nap on his
In his wishbone still painfully
rankle.
The man who Is fat can tell stories
like that,
With talks can his listener harrow
OF berths such as these into which he
must squeeze
In his case the berth was too mar
row.
The fat mans complaint needs no nc
ton or paint,
Than the long mans tits surely a
worse 'un;
It is sad, as 1 said, to retire to a bed
That will hold only part Of your
person.
1t rouses your ire when compelled to
retire
In the presence of maidens ane
mamas,
However you lie, leave exposed to
their eye
A noble expanse of pajamas.
Then, just as you fall into Morpheus
thrall,
Forgetting their looks Of derision,
a man in the aisle bumps against you
the while
And you think that the trains in
collision.
Oh If grow fat, or as slim as slat
When I travel, henceforth, I'm In
tending
To check all my trunks by the line
that has hunks
can sleep In perhaps without bend
ing;
Or, If grow stout and my form
widens out
Until I'm of larger proportions,
I'll look for the car where the sleep
ing car berths are
Where the fat need not practice
contortions,
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ing and rate legislation, as I say, It
was all right In its day. but unless you
pay more attention now to these mat
ters, your batting average will not ba
high against the pitching Of the star
twirlers next season.
Hoping the garter will fit, am
Watching you closely, :.
ed"
&C. r. G.
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The Eagle Grove Eagle wants to
know by what authority the Times
Republican demands that the repub-
lican candidate for governor shall
favor a statewide primary. The
party has never pronounced on the
subject and as many oppose as favor
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The Waverly Independent concludes
that if there is nothing the matter
with the ballot besides the circle there
is not much wrong with It,
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The Estherville Enterprise votes to
let the circle remain on the ballot: If
asserts that the present ballot law has
teen a success in every way and that
there is no good reason why it should
be changed, even in these days Of re
form"
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TN seating whitmer, DEM, over
Youde, the Iowa house merely did
what in fairness was to be expected
of It," says the Dubuque Telegraph.
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appropriation bills are beginning
to show their faces in the legislature
thick enough to cause the people to
sit up and study them," says the
Clinton Herald.
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-
IOWA PRESS COMMENT.

"Opinion as to a statewide primary
enactment must largely depend upon
the provisions Of law proposed" says
the Sioux City Journal.
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MISS ROOSEVELT.

Davenport Tin1es.-During the week
Miss Roosevelt has been In New York
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The Iowa City Republican observes
that when it comes to a fight on re-
publican rebels, a Cannon Is mightier
than almost any other sort Of
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choice. the exercise Of which right all
familiar with politics know to be fire.
quently necessary II the best men are
to be selected for Office.