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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-07
eLAck AND RED HAIR ARE AKIN.
Idea to the Contrary, Long Held, Is
Wrong.

Idea to the Contrary, Long Held, Is
Wrong.
The color of the hair, says the
Grand Magazine, is usually transmit
ted from parents to child This is
especially true when both parents
have the same complexion. Instances,
however, are not uncommon where
chill n have hair black as ebony,
while the hair of both parents Is a
burning red Instead OF dIsprovlng
the theory that a child takes after
Its parents so far as the color of the
hair Is concerned, this fact. It has now
been ascertained, Is all in favor Of
the doctrine. Red hair, in fact, is by
Its structure and composition much
nearer to black hair than to blond.
Very often, II the hair OF very
dark complexloned person be exam
ined attentively, few quite red hairs
will be detected in the mass. On the
other hand, It would be time wasted
to seek for black hair in the locks OF
q fail person. Similarly II Is not in.
frequent to notice children whose
hair, red at birth, becomes as they
grow older quite dark. When, too
after some serious Illness, the produc-
TIN Of the coloring pigment of the
hair falls off, black hair becomes not
blond, but red. Fair hair. which to 4
casual eye appears to have much
more affinity to red hair than to
black, is, on the contrary, quite dis
tinct
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-07
Adding Insult to Injury.

Perhaps" remarked the man with
literary .eanings, sit may be all right
In general for the railroad satraps to
shut off their pass supply for mora
AID financial reasons; but 1t is not ex
cuSable II. as a result. the literature
IF the land Is to suffer by their uncall
cd for action. 1t Is dead wrong to in
nlct such stun as Shis. which | have
lust received from an official of one
" the great railroads of this coun.
which has an outlet from New
Drk:
lhc Good Book says Thou shalt moi
pass"
And A, J. c. confirms II.
So every man, even OF your class.
Must skin his wad or hoof IT,
Now what do you think of that
as melody of mellifuous measure
VIII you please get aboard OF the
rhythm and the rhyme? Note the
general construction. II their railroad
was built like their poetry, what sort
of business would It do? No, sir, the
railroads, can hold back their passes,
but they mustn't ruin our literature
by writing that sort of stun"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-07
Secret.

so you are social leader in the
scintillating set at Newport" interro.
gated the bold stranger
Yes" replied the woman with the
diamond dog collar "and | am proud
of IT,"
dare say you are, But tell me
why It is the smart set does not enter.
tam any more balloons at luncheon p"
NShl We discovered that the ba.
ooons we're acting as reporters for
Gusher's Topics"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-07-07
Costume OF Lady Choristers.

A most becoming costume Is worn
in church by the lady choristers Of
st. Clements church. Mosman, a sub.
urb o. Sydney. 1t consists of sim
pie black skirt, plainly made liber.
ty silk blouse, with a muslin collar.
and a bishops lawn surplice.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30

We mu ST have sidewalks,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30

Get ready to pave.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30

Durant has organized Twenty y-hve thousand
Club 1t hasn't twenty-five thousand members but It
proposes to have that number Of people in DurraRi
within five years.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30
EVOLVE THE SPELLING BEE.
Modern Players Form New Rules and
Call the Game Double Demon"
An Incident


Progressive spelling bee has
made its temperance among the
freside pastimes of the winter
season, relates the London Mail.
But it is the spelling bee in new
and more complicated form, which
offers greater opportunities for
the exercise of ingenuity and re
source than were provided by the
old form of the game.
As it used TO be played each
player in turn c0ntriyed a letter
and the first one to spell a com
pIete word lost the game. Thus
If FIVE players were competing and
the first gave the initial letter Is, /"
the second "t,r the third i, max
ing "s-t-i," and the fourth added
81" the fifth player would have to
search his vocabulary for some
other word than "stiff." The only
way Of continuing stiff without
completing the word and losing
the game would be by adding the
letter ~ and switching the game
on to the word "stifie" and its de-
riyatives.
This was the old progressive
spelling bee, whose vogue has de-
clined. The new game, which is
known as the double demon spell
ing bee," is a further development
Of it. The novel point is that each
player when it comes to his turn
has the option of either afixinp
of prefxing letter. This opens
out all sorts of new opportuni-
ties. Thus in the case already
quoted, where the fifth player had
to. continue the letters stiff" be
would be able to get out of the diff
fculty by prefixing the letter "a, ,
thus turning the growing word in
the direction Of "mastiff."
Some people display great inge
nuity in playing the double de
mvn" and discover all sorts of un
expected ways out of difficulties
Thus the other day a well
known lady had to continue the
letters seal" She might have
added another '1'' and continued
the word in the direction of "scal
Iop," but the next player happen
Ing to be a w0bbling conservative
politician she had the happy ides
of prefxing the letter q" tt
"s-c-a-p and the gentleman, t.
every ones amusement, was st
appalled, by the imminence of th'
dreaded word ''f-i-s-c-a-l" that hs
overlooked the means Of escap'
which lay in prefxing the lettel
"m" and diyerting the gam'
toward the word 1m-i-s-c-a-l-l."
A very popular racehorse ownel
is considered the most exper
player OF the double demon"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30

If a small quantity Of radium ia
keld against the forehead while
ghe eyes are closed one will see the
light.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30

The annual number Of deaths
from tuberculosis in Canada is
about 5000.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30

Many a fellow who knows when
to stop doesn't take advantage Of
his knowledge.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30
PROVISION FOR PUBLIC HIGHWAYS

The Curtis bill makes ample provision for the es
tablishing of public highways and no time should be
lost in taking advantage Of it. Few things will contri
butte more to the rapid development of this country
or be source of greater convenience and profit to
both city and rural population than good roads and
now is the time to launch the movement in earn
est
1t is provided that in the Chickasaw and Choc-
taw Nations roads two rods in width shall be estab-
lished on all secticnnes and all damages accrung in
consequence OF the establishment of such roads well
as all expenses incident thereto, including clerical
hire per diem, salary and expenses Of viewers, ap-
prasers and Others shall be paid under the direction
Of the Secretary Of Interior from the funds of the
tribe or nation in which such public highways
tabshed Penalties are also provided against persons
for obstructing highways.
The law says that such highways SHALL be
established and it provides that the expenses for
the same shall Be paid by the Secretary Of Interior
out Of tribal funds it is be presumed that is
mandatory upon the department to take the initiative
Nothing is said to the kind Of roads to be establish
ed, this being left presumably with the depart
ment The matter should be taken up Immediately by
the press and people Of the territory the end that
the best modern methods of road building be adopted
and the work be pushed forward as rapidly pos
sible.
600
We've often heard of ''buIl in china shop
but Shawnee to the front with bull ina straw
berry patch. The bull got the berries and the owner
Of the patch got the bull and there the matter rests
till the court decides.
We mu st have sidewalks,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30
MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENTS

Section a6 Of the Curtis bill confers the follow
ing powers upon municipalities:
All cities or municipalities Of more than 1000
population at last census lA-n under auy authority
Of law are vested with the following powers.
(a) To vacate streets and alleys.
(b)order the building OF sidewalks, paving streets.
etc with the consent OF the majority Of the property
owners and assess the cost thereof the abutng pro-
perty owners.
Such total assessments not to exceed 40 per cent
Of the assessed value Of such property provided that
the property owner shall not be required to pay on
account thereof more than per cent the assessed
value Of his property (pus six per cent interest
the deferred payments) in any one year. The city
being authorized to provide the immediate cash in
such cases BY issuing and selling par the citys six
cent scrip The city council is authorized pass
all necessary ordinances for carrying these provisions
into effect and for the purpose may create improve
ment districts.
(c) All tangible property of all railroad corpora
tions Exclusive of rolling stock) located within the
corporate limits of all incorporated cities and towns
snai DC taxed IN proportion 70 i'S 'ne same a.
o'nei poPeiS
(d) The right to appeal from any tax levy to the
Interesting item from the Tulsa Democrat: ''The
'As' ~ ''~'',~
As''N ''''~,' III -
.,d !. doas.,.
a ;.t ~.
matter .f rrde and REGARD for civic beautv num-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-30

AT the rate Of a pint and a half
Of liquid a day, amand drinks 81, $50
pints during his life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31

been received in the market. Chief
among the obstacles with which it mas
had to cope is the similarity of it's
name to that of the eastern hemlock.
whose poorer qualities it has unjustly
been held to share. Though large
quantities of the timber are cut and
sold. they are marketed under ficti-
tious names. such as Washington pine,
Alaska pine and gray fir, for under it's
own name the western hemlock has
even now no market standing Yet the
results of tests already show that,
though it is not so strong or service
able as red fir or long-leaf pine, it's
structural value compares favorably
with that of 1oblolly or Virginia pine.
and that it therefore deserves to be
marketed on its merits. The effect of
publishing reliable information in re-
gard to the mechanical properties of
this timber by the forest service will
be to encourage its legitimate use and
to remove existing prejudices against
it
During the Lewis and Clark Centen-
NAL exposition at Portland, Ore, a
testing station was operated in con-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31
The Humming Bird Flower.

Alletedo avasisis, the wonderful so
called "humming bird flower Of the
plains Of eastern Turkey, stands unique
and alone among the many specimens
Of floral mimicry that have been CLASH
fed by modern botanists. 1t is beau
tiful blossom of variegated hues, the to-
tai length Of the entire flower being
about one and three-quarter inches. As
one might imagine from it's name, it Is
an exact image of a miniature hum
ming bird. The breast is green, the
wings deep rose color, the throat vel
low and the head and beak almost pure
black. The only particular in which it
Is not a perfect bird is that the stem
gives 1t the appearance Of having but a
single leg and foot.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31
Wears a Wio,

NEW YORK, N. Y, Jan. 31.-When
John D. Rockefeller took to wearing a
wig less than year ago, he adopted a
disguise that has proved almost i'm
penetrable. 1t was thought when the
black and gray mead covering first
made its appearance that the oil man
decided to wear it because of his alb
horrence of a bald head.
A close friend of Mr.. Rockefeller,
however, says it was not millionaire s
vanity that prompted the change, but
his desire to conceal his identity from
an inquisitive public. Mr.. Rockefeller.
because of mis- hairless head and sharp
features, used to be easily recognized
when travelling about the country. 1t
is believed that the process servers in
the Standard Oil investigation may
haye passed Mr. Rockefeller on the
street without recognizing him.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31

nection with the forest exhibit of the
government and tests of structural
timbers of large sizes were made
daily. At the close of the exposition
the machine was reinstalled at Eugene
Or, where the University of Oregon
has equipped with the forest service in
this work. and special Investigations
to determine the effect of knots on the
strength of red fir are being car
rid on At Seattle, Wash, the state
university has also completed test
ing laboratory, which will be operat-
ed by the forest service in cooperation
with the university. Here investiga
tions of western hemlock will be con-
Quoted along the lines, followed with
red fir at the University of Oregon.
About year ago, the forest ser
vice issued a circular. Progress Re-
port on the Strength of StrusturaI
Timber" which gave the partial re-
suits of the tests of Pacific coast tim
bers and which has been exhausted by
the requests made for tan indica-
ton of the practical interest of the
studies. A revised edition is now in
preparation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31
BRINGING SENATE INTO LINE.

Although the most recent elections
o. United States senators did not fur
nish complete evidence that that body
| is to be reformed without the process
oe revising the constitution, progress
toward popular control of the senate
was made The elections of La Fol-
| lette in Wisconsin and Warner in Mis-
souri, without the use of money and
the appointment of man without
wealth to fill the vacancy from the
state of Oregon were encouraging
signs.
The elections mentioned were due
to outbursts of popular indignation
against machine methods of choosing
senators which even legislatures are
occasionally bound to respect. But they
did not add anything legally to the
desire of the people to be represented
in the senate.
However. other lines of action are
working In Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama, Florida, Arkansas, Virginia,
South Carolina and Tennessee nomin-
atoms for senators are now made at
legalized party primaries. The legisla-
ture merely ratifies the selections made
at the polls. The weakness of this
way of getting at the matter is that
the legislature is not compelled to rat
ify The state of Oregon has such a
statute and after the first primary
the legislature passed over the candi-
date who had been certified to it as
the choice of the people. However, 1t
is possible to secure obedience on the
part of the legislature to the behest
of the voters. 1t was obtained in Vir-
ginia, where the senatorial primary
was tried last fall The leading can
didates were the governor of the state
and the sitting senator, and Senator
Martin not only obtained a majority
chosen by the legislature, whose men,
bers were said to be personally more
favorable to the governor.
The tendency toward true democra-
cy, which has been the prevailing note
in recent political action, will in time
effect the desired change in the cleo
ton of senators. The people can wipe
out legislative control of election of
senators as easily as they snuffed out
the electoral college. 1t was put in
the constitution to prevent direct
vote upon president, but it has not had
that effect Without changing the con-
stitution the people got around the
college If they cannot get around the
legislative selection of senators by
law they will get around it by GUS
tom, for it is the one fixed idea in
the minds of the people today that
the selection of senators belongs to
them and not to the legislators, who
are chosen primarily for the enactment
OF local laws.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31
STICKNEY ON RATE LEGISLATION

President Stickney of the Chicago
Great Western railway had lots of fun
a few days ago in his speech before
the Minnesota Municipal league with
tine investigation conducted by the
senate last summer on the question OF
rate-making and government regula-
ton of rates.
Mr. Stickney believes in government
regulation He is one of the few rail-
road presidents who are longheaded
enough to know that government reg
ulation is sure to come. He was not
asked to appear before the commission
and his we'll known views on the sub
ject will probably explain why he was
not called for by that one-sided COM
mittee. He says. however, that he
has had the report of that hearing
carefully analysed by IAN experienced
lawyer" who has prepared brief of
it's contents There is a strong sus-
picion that Mr.. Stickney is the Eek
perienced lawyer" himself, for it would
take an experienced railroad man
rather than an experienced lawyer to
make the most out of that report.
He shows the inconsistency and alb
surdity of some of the contentious of
the railroad men, citing for instance,
the claim of a president and traffic
manager that government regulation
would result in stability of rates" and
remarks that in his judgment and ac-
cording to the testimony of manufac-
turers and business men generally sta
bility of rates would be the best thing
that could happen.
He cites the testimony of railroad
financiers to the effect that government
regulation would be disastrous to rail-
way securities and then he proceeds
to comment upon the recent trend of
the market, where in spite of short
money supply and almost unprecedent-
ed interest rates stocks advanced
many of them, to new high points
right in the face of the probable pas
sage of a rate regulation bill by con-
gress.
He discovers in this report also a
favorite boyle man who has done SER
vice for great many years-ever
since, in fact. the granger movement
with its pressure for reduced rates be-
gan. The public has been told before
that government interference in rail-
road rates is going to stop railroad
building. This is an argument against
rate regulation, and yet the very men
who made that argument before the
committee are. as Mr. Stickney says
planning to build more railroads dur
ing the coming summer than can pos
sibly be accomplished with the labor
watch is likely to be available
Here is railroad man who, along
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31
Homogeneous.

A clerical correspondent Of one of
the London church papers relates that
a certain prelate had great difficulty in
suppressing his laughter at the conse-
Grafton Of church the other day ow-
Ing to the device on one of the school
banners which were carried in the pro-
cession before the service. This ban
ner was adorned with a very fierce
looking lion, with terrible claws and
teeth, while underneath him was the
legend, Suffer little children to come
unto me-"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31

$4,000 to Tuskegee institute on con-
dition that Booker T. Washington will
furnish complete and satisfactory
proof that he does not desire social
equality for the negro and that his
school is opposed to the amalgama-
ton of the races On the other hand
Mr.. Washington might agree to take
and distribute 1000, 900 copies of the
"Clansmen' when Mr.. Dixon furnishes
complete proof that its tendency is not
to have negroes burned at the stake
and colored people everywhere denied
the rights of human beings.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31

said to favor a bill which will soon
be introduced in the New York legisla-
of 81 per horsepower 1t is estimated
that this tax will produce a revenue
Of 100000 annually, to be devoted to
the maintenance of state roads. 1t
will do that or it will result in de-
pressing the horsepower of many mo-
tor vehicles. Eighty horsepower ma
chimes will come down to twenty and
horsepower machines will be found
dog.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31
T|MBERS OF PACIFIC COAST.
CONTINUED from Page Three)

economy, and in addition, provides a
reliable basis for the inspection and
grading of the product of the mills.
| A variety of factors enter into the
precise determination of the strength
of timbers. In dealing with full-sized
structural timber it is necessary to
know the rate of growth of the speci-
men, its weight per cubic foot, and the
stage of seasoning which it has
reached, as expressed in moisture
content. To check these determina-
tlcns, tests are also made on small
selected pieces. cut from straight
grained large beams, free from defects,
SO that the relation which these fac
tors bear to the strength of the timber
may be analyzed and problems at
tackled simply and directly.
The red fir and the western hem
lock have hitherto monopoized the
tests. Red fir, whose merits have long
been recognized in the west, stands
NilHouI question llrSl IN importance
among the structural timbers of the
coast. Lightness, strength and dura-
bility are its distinctive valuable
qualities, and the fact that it can
be obtained readily in sticks of excep-
tional size without defects greatlyten-
larges its utility. In recent years it's
introduction to the eastern market has
made rapid strides The results of the
tests confirm conclusively the excep-
tional merits of this timber.
Western hemlock has not readily
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-01-31
FIRST STRIKE ON RECORD.
lt Occurred In Rome and Took Place
In the Year 800 b. C.

In the Year 300 b. C.
Livy in his famous book, 1.-THE An
nails" 8, 80, relates in the following
sugg estive words the story of singu-
lar strike which occurred in Rome in
the year 300 3. C. and was probably
the first strike ever known:
That year occurred an event little
worthy of being related and which
would pass in silence had it not ap-
players, dissatisfied because the latest
censors had forbidden them to take
part in the banquet in Jupiter's temple,
according to the ancient custom, with
drew, every one of them, to Thur, so
that nobody was left at Rome to play
during the sacrifices. This incident
shocked the religious sentiment of the
senate, and the senators sent messen-
gers to invite the inhabitants Of Thur
to make every effort in order that the
players should be restored to the RO-
mans. The Tiburtines, having prom
ised not to neglect anything necessary
for that purpose, caused the flute play.
SA' W NOihS " lIC ploCC WuClC lI1C Scu-
ate met and eXhorted them to go back
to Rome. Seeing that they could not
prevail upon them to do so, they en-
ployed a stratagem in keeping With
their character.
On day Of festival under pretext
that music would increase the joy of
the feast every citizen invited the flute
players individually to his house, and
wine, of which people of that profess
sion are usually fond, was given to
them in such quantities that they fell
into deep sleep. They were then
thrown into wagons and transported to
Rome. They only became aware of
what had happened on the day after,
when dawn surprised them lying on the
carts, which had been left in the forum
A large crowd had assembled, and they
were induced to promise that they
would remain at Rome. The right of at
tending the banquets was restored to
these flute players.