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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28

Millions to Loan on Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma Lands.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-05-28
QUARTER BLOCK IMPROVED

I have for sale Or block nicely
on South hill at a bar
gain on terms if desired that way,
A. B. Cochran, near Post Office.
76-2s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Teddy for the Senate.

sXXTHAT to do with ex-presldents is a ques-
wv ton often discussed. We put man at the
head Of the for four years, or sometimes
eight wears He gets prominence, influence, expert
ence and then retires. Tradition and prejudice bar
him from a third consecutive term. The dignity
that doth hedge about president has generally
interfered with his going into any active commercial
or professional pursuit when his term OF oflce ex-
pires. He is simply on the shelf
This isn't so bad when the president is an old
man. He may deserve the rest and the country may
suffer nothing by the cessation of his activities But
there are exceptions Theodore Roosevelt Is one OF
them He is a good deal of an exception. lie will
be Just little than 81 years old when his pres
ent term of office expires. That he will not be
candidate for reelection he has settled, finally
That he will be content to vegetate is unthlnkable
It is intimated that he may spend a little time IN
travel. He would have big time if he did, He is
the most widely known and the most popular man in
the world. Not even the clever, somewhat demo-
cratic and kindly disposed gentleman who rules over
: the British empire is If Theodore Roose-
velt should spend couple Of years In travel and re-
turn at the age of 53, he would be just In his PRIME
There must be something for him to do. t.
He has been talked Of for the presidency Of
Harvard. Some have even been foolish enough to
suggest the presidency Of the Chicago university.
William E. Curtis says that he wants to go to the
senate. That sounds more prODaDle. WnHe Mr.
Roosevelt would undoubtedly add much to the pres
tige Of the office president Of either Harvard or
Chicago university he could hardly be expected to
be content In position affording such limited op-
portunity for his boundless energy. We would not
have 1t inferred that regard seat in the senate
identical with life Of energy, but it would afford
a field Of action much wider and with greater pos
sibilities than university presidency. Besides,
what splendid thing it would be to have man like
Mr. Roosevelt in the senate How he would shake
things up! If the people Of New York could ever
be induced to do themselves the credit the HONOR of
getting rid Of either both the senators which
isrepresent that state and send to the upper house
of congress Theodore Roosevelt the benefit resulting
would not fall alone upon New York but upon the
whole country. The influence of such in the
senate upon senate methods would be felt in every
state in the union Teddy for the senate is the right
thing. After he has spent four years shaking ur
the dry bones there, the people can put him in the
White House for another eight years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Editorial Section.
The Down Town Church Problem.

NEW YORK IS facing constantly the problem Of
church removal Now it is the historic First
Presbyterian church which is threatened with ex-
tinction. 1t stands on Fifth avenue between Eley-
enth and Twelfth streets. 1t is an imposing Gothic
pile Of the date Of 1716 It is one Of the historic
spots of New York and its removal to be succeeded
by sky-scraper would be an act of vandalism. But
the church must go unless it is endowed literally for
its members who have supported it in the past have
already gone They have sold out and moved farther
up in New York or flown to other boroughs and
joined other churches Without an endowment the
church will soon be in straits.
Is not this the suggestive Of the church problem
Of the not far distant future in MmneapolisY
Twenty years ago the principal Baptist church of
the city stood where the Lumber Exchange stands.
It moved to Tenth street. Westminster church was
then on Fourth street between Nicollet and Henne-
pin. 1t moved twice, first to Seventh and then to
Twelfth and Nicollet. The leading Catholic church
was and is at Third street and Third avenue north,
but it has arranged to move to Sixteenth and Hen
nepn.
All Of these churches moved to make way for the
oncomng business population. But it is significant
that business has well nigh caught up with them
again. Are these churches to vacate once more and
retire to the hights7 If they do not solve the prob
lem Of endowment they must and this is the problem
Of the churches themselves. At least one represen-
tative church of each leading denomination ought to
be maintained down town whether business moves in
or not. It should be the policy Of the denomina-
tons to arrange matters that such church will
have its future provided for that it will not be
compelled to sacrifice it's site and it's opportunities
whenever rich members move farther into the
suburbs go outside Of the city and create suburbs
Of their
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
Public Service Corporations.

THE undoubted development Of demand Tor the
trial of public ownership Of public monopolles
has it's root in the fragrant defiance OF moral and
statute law the part Of the managers and owners
Of great corporations and in the apparent helpless
of governments national, state ana local TO
frame laws and ordinances which will keep these
men within decent bounds.
The agitation for the delivery to the interstate
commerce commission Of the power to fix rates IS
traceabe to the persistent refusal and neglect of the
railroads to fix and observe such rates themselves tho
the duty to do so is established since civilized So
cety capable Of deegating any part OF Its pow
ers to be exercised by private individuals:
The demand for public ownership of street rail
ways, gas companies and waterworks in cities is a
direct result of the failure Of private corporations
having grants from the public to keep their place.
to give good service for fair remuneration and
keep their hands off the governments thru which
they exist They have preferred to buy councils and
bride legislatures until they have made the very
name Of public service corporation hateful to the
general ear. D..
Confronted with the fact that the public
is aroused, indignant revengefu they try to lead
the discussion back into the paths of equity whence
they themselves departed without provocation and
without right Their appeal falls on deaf ears in
those communities which have suffered the longest
by their exactions their bribings and their corrup
ton. rs III 4 r s&* = &' .
The demand for municipal ownership is caused
not SO much by the merits ofpubic ownership as by
the abuses Of private ownership. It is only where
these abuses have become so ntolerabe as to be no
longer borne that public anger has traversed bust
ness judgment in its demand for relief. The time
has come when the magnates who have bestrode our
American cities like Collusus should that their
contempt of public rights and their defiance Of pub
lie indignation will lead to serious consequences if
there is not an immediate amendment of both their
manners and their methods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
What Hygiene Has Done.

TT OW far modern hygienic rules and regulations
have served to prolong the period Of human
life is being debated earnestly between those who
oppose many Of the rules which are now prescribed
for the conduct Of individuals. Those whose bust
is interfered with and others whose personal
freedom is restrained pooh pooh the hygiene as a
fad. 1t is particularly bitter dose to school
janitors, lk1nen and butchers who see in it moth
ing but a silly interference with personal rights
They claim, and with show Of reason, that people
lived before these fads took possession Of the world
and they will probably live without them. Then
why all this bother about antiseptic washing of
school buildings and sweeping them without raising
dustg Why this nonsense about milk can shoppers
and diseased meat? For answer to these objections
William E.. Curtis has gone to the head Of the Car
nege Institute, DR.. Woodward and he has said that
he believes modern hygiene has prolonged human
life six and perhaps ten years. He admits and de-
pores the absence of accurate statistics on the
subject. He thinks the states should have uniform
laws for the reports Of births and Deaths diseases
etc. At present statistics are limited almost en-
tirely to municipalities. William A. King, chief Of
the division of vital statistics in the census office
made the confession to the crying need Of
reports. He claimed, however, that the meagre7 re-
ports obtainable demonstrated great reduction in
the death rate in the United States up to the age Of
IS years. Above the age of IS there has been an
increase This appears greatest in deaths from heart
disease, apoplexy and ailments of the kidneys and
liver in cancer and other diseases incident to high
living and high tension-in a word in diseases be-
yond the control of official authority. :~ szss.s
A general complaint is made that the United
States is far behind the rest Of the modern world
IN the enforcement Of sanitary regulations, particr1-
lary in the rural parts Of the country where it is
practically impossible to secure enforcement
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
LIGHT ON THE PANAMA COUP
Nebraska State Journal.


citizen Of New York writes to the Evening
Post of information he recently acquired Wash
ingon of the inner history Of the prompt recognition
of the republic Of Panama by the United States
government. It is to the effect that when the mega
tiations for the canal rights in progress with the
government Of Colombia President Roosevelt and Sec
rotary Hay became that the transcontinental
railroads Of this country had secret agent working
at Bogota to defeat the treaty. The argument used
was that if the treaty confirmed the government
senators and other officers would get of it, where
if the treaty rejected they could get much
larger price and would not be obliged to
at all Then when the revolution broke in Panama
the president knew that this agent could get
to the isthnus from Bogota he would use similar
Establishments there. In order to foresan his work
our government recognized Panama Immediately, and
thus committed the leaders of the republic to the pro
gram that is being carried out. 1t might have
been indecent haste according to the old rules of
diplomacy, but it was real emergency and the prcs
dent did the only practicable and sensible thing
the circumstances.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
St. Paul's Public Spirit.

"A CORRESPONDENT of the Kansas City Star
. ~ who has recently visited the twin cities in
search Of municipal information evidently fell in
with the press agents. association in st. Paul and
carried away impressions that are correct and
others which would be the better of little editing
Under the head Of Evidence of Public Spirit in st.
Paul. he reports the collection in cash in eighteen
months of 81 ,438,O00 'for buildings of a public
character which will beautify and benefit the city
OF St Paul. There has been notable outburst Of
public spirit in St. Paul and Minneapolis has given
that city credit for it. But the fact Of having some
public spirit should have made it less, not more,
necessary to lay on self praise with trowel. Just
the same when the Star man visited ST. Paul it was
evidently the intention to give him as large an
order as he could conveniently carry away. There
fore we find among the gifts made by St. Paul the
100000 appropriated by the state for livestock
pavilion at the state fair grounds. There is also
included 100000 collected for $5Oo,OOO endowment
for Presbyterian college, This probably refers to
Manchester college which is raising an endowment
among members Of the denomination and which has
received 100000 from Mr.. Dayton, Minneapolis
merchant, who will be equally charmed and sur
prsed to learn that his gift to the Presbyterian col
lege is evidence of seething public spirit in st.
Paul r n hh& $50 sEaa-s.@5'e
The capital city is entitled to all the credit prop
erly accruing from the efforts it has made recently
to be a good city for people to live in, but the
stastlcians and press agents there achieve re-
5 suits so much broader than the facts warrant and
do things much quicker than the public that they
must be much wonder to the people Of st. Paul
as they will become to travelling correspondents when
the truth is known.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
GETHSEMANE.

Down shadowy lanes, across strange streams,
Rridged over by broken dreams;
Behind the misty caps of years,
Beyond the great salt fount of tears,
The garden lies. Strive as you may,
You cannot miss it in your way.
III paths that have been, shall be,
Pass somewhere thru Gethsemane.
All those who Journey, soon or late,
Must pass within the gardens gate;
Must kneel alone in darkness there,
And battle with some fierce despair.
God pity those who cannot say,
Not mine but thine, - who only pray,
q Let this cup pass and cannot see
The purpose in Gethsemane
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

The reason the pure food law will be defeated
in the senate is not because the senate whole is
opposed, but because special interests must be cared
for by certain senator's Senator Lodge furnished
a fine example Of this the other day. Massachusetts
packs many fish. One of the first amendments offered
to the Hepburn pure food bill was one by Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts which virtually releases the
fish business from it's operations. When the other
states wish their industries to be protected in the
Of presentations Of Senator Lodge has
to return the favors received-and there you are.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Where the Gold Comes From.

II HE reports Of the director of the United States
minis show gain Of so per cent in the gold
output Of Alaska in 1905 over 1904. The total is
officially stated at $14650o00. This was in year,
too when the Nome district suffered from lack Of
water and unusually short season. The new Fair
banks district produced more than half Of this en-
tire output. With favorable conditions for 1906
Alaska ought to be a good second among the gold
producing regions belonging to the United States.
The chief gold production in our territory now
comes from Colorado, which yielded in 1905 $2O5O0-
600, with California second. Her product was $17,-
$4,000 1t is reasonable to expect from the present
outlook that within the next ten years Alaska will
be producing more gold than either Colorado or
California The time will come, we believe when it
will produce more than both Of them annually.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

s 1915-The senator from New York, Mr.. Roosevelt,
took the floor and made five hours constitutional
argument against executive usurpaion of senatorial
privilege. The senator from Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan,
gave notice that he would the submit some
observations upon efficiency of the gold standard in
peace and war; the senator from Missouri, Mr.. Polk
informed his colleagues that he proposed at early
day to introduce bill reducing the tax presiden-
tia booms to per cent. The senate then adjourned
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
a Burst Of High Finance.

HE remarkable deal by which the National city
bank became the owner of the old custom
house in Wall street is being subjected to scrutiny
OF Comptroller Metz of the city of New York. Six
years ago the secretary Of the treasury, Lyman ].
Gage, sold the property to the National city bank
for S., 265 900. No money paid as the United
States had a deposit with the bank. The treasury
was notified that it had been credited with $3215,
600, leaving balance of $4,000 unpaid. This bal
ance has been paid and because it has not the
bank claims that it has taken title and hence
cannot be assessed for taxation upon the property
Meanwhile the government has regularly paid the
bank 100000 a year rent for office in the
building
Congress has tried to investigate this deal and
failed because the house organization would not per-
NIT. Now the city Of New York has interested itself
and is propounding the questions: If the building
still belongs to the United States why does the gov
eminent pay the bank rent for its use? If it be-
longs to the bank why does not the bank list it for
purposes Of taxation9"
The National city bank is the Rockefeller in
stltutlon 1t is one of The biggest banks in the
country. It pays its stockholders good dividends
and there is reason why it should not if it trans
acts alsits business as shrewdly as it has twisted
this deal whereby it gathers in in ten years 81 300
900 IN rents upon property it does not evades
taxes of 100000 upon property which it does
This must be one Of those outcroppngs Of high
finance which, make the common people 60 out to the
hedslooking for an ak.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Readers Of The Journal who have been read
ing Mrs Sangster's articles will be interested in
knowing that the Schoolmasters' club of New York
city recently made this lady the guest of honor
reception and dinner in order to show her their ap
probation Of the work she is doing for women and
particularly for young women by her newspaper art
cles and books. Mrs. sangster's articles appear
weekly in the 8 section Of The Sunday Journal
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Even prison walls cannot crcumscribe the pestilen
tal activities of A. j. Whiteman former state sena
tor from Duluth. Missouri has had her Jesse James
and Nebraska her Pat Grove, but literature has not
yet seized the great possibilities bound up the
career Of our own A. J. Whteman. = ..s-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Pedantic Criticism Condemned.

1T rs pleasing to see some of our greatest English
scholars taking a stand for liberty in
spoken and written language The old narrow
scholasticism which condemned word usage
because it did not fit given theories still survives;
and still tries to hold writer's to the letter Of gram
marians' rules warping free and intelligent effort.
There Is nothing SO easy to adopt theory Of
syntax etymology and set ones self up as an au-
thority. Small minds with smaller attachments have
been given to this sort Of criticism They have in
sisted with pedantic obstnacy that this usage must
be wrong because there is rule against it, and that
word must be abolished from polite speech because
of it's doubtful etymoogy ..- -
Our language, in fine, has suffered from too much
"schoolmastering. Critics have forgotten that
grammar is merely attempt to explain and codfy
forms Of speech, and they have tried to trim
language to fit the grammar. They have persist
emily fought new words and phrases made by the
people, who after all make the language, and have
even condemned old ones Endorsed by the greatest
writers of English.
This small-bore criticism Is no longer accepted as
final by anybody since men Of deep culture and
judgment have been showing its futility. Professor
Lounsbury Of Yale, writing in the current Harper's
Monthly takes heavy fall out of the cock-sure
thorities who have been tschoolmastering the Ian
guage." He cites some instances where they have
gone astray thru the possession Of ga little learn
ing.'' The recent movement to stop using "none''
with plural verb is in point. elf-const-
tuted authorities style, who adopts at making
other people miserable, have condemned transgres-
sors Of this rule as barbarians. They reason that
f'none'' is a contraction Of ono one'' and cannot
be anything but singular. Professor Lounsbury
shows that the antecedent Of may as we'll be
plural singular and that either is correct accord
ing to the circumstances. Shakespeare, Milton and
the King James version Of the Bible furnish many
instances Of the plural use. ..u.
The example Of the best authors little to
those who are not familiar with them but it is COM
ing to be recognized the safest guide in disputed
questions Of locution The best authors often dis
agree, but generally find a preponderance of
example on side, which is fairly safe to follow
Masters Of English speech are not its only makers
but their attuned ears have saved them from most
common errors and have taught them it's most clear
and beautiful forms. Such men, rather than rule
sptters who cannot WRITE are the worthy exemplars
Of our English tongue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

notwithstanding the boycott of American mana
gers on Shakespeare people are paying extravagant
prices for early editions of his works. Boston man
recently gave up the price of farm for the first
folios in which the spelling and punctuation are sim
ply rotten ri. ~ j. =. .<-#I.5 -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Tho strongly opposed to divorce in spite of its
prevalence, American public opinion will sympathize
somewhat in the Countess de Castellanes attempts to
escape from the little human Sirian to which she
legally attached. e -: 4: 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Ma4hattan, New, is new town that is being
made "while you wait, but it costs you about SIS
minute to wait. Surface scratchers have uncovered
rich gold and people rushing in in punches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

The coal miners strike is well timed to stop the
regular spring reduction in prices which annually puts
coal barons within sight Of the poorhouse.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Colonel Mann admits that he returned some of
the money borrowed but does not tell why. Perhaps
that is what he is asking himself.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Mr.. Sugita, the of wealthy coal merchant
of Toxic, has just sat down in chair Of Japanese
at Notre Dame university There is chair Of Chinese
at Harvard If it has not been sold to old fur
niture man. -. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

The car having sent word that he will be real
if the peasantry don t let up their high nks
we shall expect the Odessa Grange and the Mos
COW Patrons of Husbandry throwing their bombs in
the river. 1881 53
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Reforming football in winter Is like making q
garden before spring. The work goes forward
prodi giously.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Ten years ago this week Tlman ptchforked
Cleveland and Carlisle 1t was his first appearance
and gave him national reputation-such as it was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

The fighting between church and state in France
makes congratulate ourselves that America has
solved at least question just about right.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Wild animals in Yellowstone Park have been
tanned by feeding them. Even husband may be
tanned by feeding him properly.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Perhaps if they had more extensive party to lead
Alphonse Chamberlain and CASTOR Bafour would not
! be so 10th to lead it.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

The mayor Of Santiago wants to give San Juan
Hill to Miss Roosevelt as wedding present, but it
would cost lot Of money TO bring it over here and
set it up again. ~