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The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
BRYAN ON STATES RIGHTS
Advises Oklahoma to Place Corpora
tons Under Stringent Control.
Nebraskan Writes 10 Chairman Of
Convention Giving Hi. Views as
TO Way to Deal with Trusts.

Guthrie. Okla, Dec 29.-President Muir
ray has received a letter from William J.
Bryan, making extended suggestions for
the Oklahoma constitution, Ia keeping
with his promise. A large part OF his
| letter is devoted to corporation control.
but he also advocates a number Of other
propositions Of very general interest.
among them majority juries in civil cases,
the exclusion of no one from jury service
because he had read newspaper accounts
OF crime throwing the costs of cleo
ton upon the people rather than the can
didates, as far as possible. so that poor
men may not be barred from running
for office; direct primary nominations and
the initiative and referendum
In dealing with corporations. MIR. Bryan
advises there should be a board of cor
poratiOn, composed either Of a number
Of State officers. OF Of men elected spe-
cidcally, 20 examine all charters. No cor
poration should be allowed 10 own land.
except as needed for its business. Coal
and other mineral lands in which the
State has an interest should De leased
instead of sold. No person should be per
mirted 10 serve as director Of two
competing corporations, and no corpora
ton should be permitted TO hold stock IN
another corporation.
To prevent monopolies, no corporation
should be permitted to control enough Of
the total product Of commodity TO en-
able It TO fix the market price. No cor
poration should be permitted to discrim-
mate between purchasers Board OF cor
p0rations should be given ample power
TO require publicity Of financial affairs of
corporations.
FRANCHISE holding corporations should
not be created except under strict regu-
lation. No franchise should be granted
except by majority vote Of the people Of
a city, and for not more than twenty-five
years. Cities should be empowered 10
own and operate public utilities.
An elected railroad commission should
be vested with power 20 protect against
rebates and Determinations. The capital
Of railroad should represent money
actually invested. and rates should be no
higher than necessary to return reason
able dividend upon the value of the road
Elevator sites and private tracks should
be under the supervision of the commits
sion. Express companies. sleeping car
companies, telegraph companies. inter
urban electric lines. and interurbau teIe-
phone companies should also be under the
control Of the commission.
The lobbyist should be driven from the
Capitol. No one should be permitted TO
act as attorney or agent for any corpora
ton interested in legislation until he
registers as such.
The legislature should be empowered 20
fix the length of the working day. pre-
vent child labor, and protect the Dor
rover from excessive interest. Arbitra-
ton of difference between employer and
cmploye should be provided for by the
creation Of a permanent board Of arbi-
tTatiOn Of three or five members.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
MIDDIES IN THE MAKING.
Naval Cadets Learn to splice Ropes,
FUrI sails, dc.

From Lrslis.s Weeklg-
It is probably not generally known how
the United States government trains the
youth upon whose shoulders viii rest the
responsibility Of maintaining the high
standard Of the navy His apprenticeship
is not unlike that Of any other young
man learning a trade; the fundamental
principle being the proper kind Of tools
when and how TO use them.
A midshipmans tools, SO 10 speak, are
ships, thus rendering a thorough knOwl-
edge Of seamanship an essential part Of
the training This begins with lessons
in splicing hemp and wire rope. after
which the young men are given practice
in handling sails or the indoor mast in
the seamanship building. which is an ex-
act counterpart Of the mizzenmast OF the
training ship Severn and is seventy-twO
feet in height
The midshipmen go aIoft, furl, reef and
set sails. 6Sc.-in fact. go through the en-
tire seamanship drill a net is spread
at the foot of the mast for protection,
as a fall on the concrete floor would BE-
far more serious than on the deck OF a
ship. Accidents, however. are infre-
quent.
Drills on the Severn begin early in the
spring and continue throughout the cruise,
which lasts from June until September.
The midshipman thus becomes accus-
toned 10 ship life. The work Is hard and
the discipline severe during these drills.
There is little tendency TO shirk duty,
and the future admirals do everything
on shipboard, on deck and aloft, even
to clearing up the deck and slowing away
the ropes.
From a picturesque point Of view sea-
manship practice on the Severn sUrpasses
all other similar exercises. It seems
that on shipboard the sense Ot the reality
of the thing is ever present, and one aC-
Customed TO witnessing these drills no
tees that on the deck Of the old Severn
the middies are more active, more in
earnest, and the manner in which they
climb and swing around the rigging does
credit to an cid sailor.
Each man starts in with a practical
seaman's duties, and as he continues his
course is advanced to the duties of the
petty officers and later to those OF the
junior commissioned officers.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
JUST ANNOYING. f"
She Had Dropped "a $4,000 string of
Diamonds in Theater.


From the Neu York World.
During the Performance OF Marta at
the Metropolitan Opera House. at a time
when Caruso was caressiug the top of
the prosceriUm arch with his liquid
notes. something ike flash of white
light shot from one of the upper boxes
of the orchestra. a lady in the box from
which the flash seemed to have started
langu!dly placed her hand 10 her throat
and said to a gentleman at her side:
How annoying"
The gold fastening Of a diamond neck
lace she wore had parted, and the string
OF gems. probably "a score OF them,
worth $1,000 or more. had fallen into the
lap of q lady in an orchestra seat and
thence 10 the floor. The gentleman IN
the box when the situation was explain
Ell. calmly arose. stepped 20 the rear,
called an usher. and whispered some IN
structious 10 him.
In the meantime the lady upon whom
the string OF diamonds had descended
was following the performance ind the
music.
To her came the usher, after an appro-
pirate interval He inquired if anything
had dropped from the boxes. The lady
drew aside her skirt and pointed 20 The
necklace on the floor. The usher picked
II up, ,arricd il back to the box, and
the incident was closed.
None had been disturbed save the di-
rect actors in the little side event. and
they made no noise. 1t was simply an
Incident IN life in New York. Il couldn't
happen anywhere else.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
WOMAN WENT UNDER RIVER
Young Engineers Bride Waded
Through the Subway Tube.
DOnned Her Husbands Rubber Boots
Through the Air Lock.

Wearing her husbands rubber boots,
an old rainy-day skirt a sweater. and a
mans hat, Mrs ogden Merrill won the
distinction Of being the first woman TO
travel from New York TO Brooklyn I'M
der the East River. She made the trip
with her husband through the subway
tunnel from the Battery, the ends Of
which We're Joined d week ago
Mr.. Merrill is one Of the engineers en-
plOyed on this work Mrs Merrill is a
bride, petite young. and afraid papa
wouldn't Ike it, if she described for print
her sensations and experiences in going
through the underwater passage. 50 Mr..
Merrill, who is also young. told the story
20 New York World reporter al his
home in Brooklyn.
i had promised my wife to take her
through the tunnel as soon as il was
possible" he said Naturally. / planned
IL so that she should be the first woman
20 make the trip. Mrs. Merrill had
already been down in the shaft Of the
New Jersey end of the Pennsylvania tube
when I was engaged on that work, and
hankered for more. She he'd never been
through the air lock before. however.
She dressed for the trip at home. put
ting on some clothes 10 cover the old
under the river She wanted to wear
rubbers and leggings. 7 knew. however.
what puddles we would encounter, and
persuaded her 10 wear my boots. She
had 70 wear several pairs of stockings
and pair Of felt slippers 10 keep from
wobblng' in my boots"
Mr.. Merrill is a small man with small
set so his bride must be ike Titania.
First we went down IN the shaft OF
the unCompieted tunnel We had taken
of in the office in Manhattan some outer
garments that we had worn 60 cover our
old clothes Mrs. Merrill had left these
with her hat i'm suit case in the Office.
When We finally descended into the COM
pIeted tunnel I sent word up to the office
70 have the suit case carried 20 the Brook
lyn end.
Going into the air lock was done with
extra caution. The air pressure was raised
very gradually from the normal 10 thirty
eight pounds. and that is quite an ordeal
Mrs Merrill suffered no pain. although a
good many persons do on their first expe-
rience. The instructions TO all are 70
make-believe blow their noses. 50 as TO
let the increased air pressure reach the
inner ear. Otherwise the air pressure is
likely 10 cause q severe earache. Mrs
Merrill complained at first of a feeling Of
oppression. but that I ascribed 10 appre-
hensiOn and nervousness.
1T took Us an hour 20 cross. We walk
cd slowly examining the work. while I
explained how 70 was done. The shields
are head to head. and I showed her how
the would be removed. The floor is a
plank walk a foot or two above the lower
curve Of the tube. and in a good many
places there was much muddy water.
Finally We passed slowly through the air
lock at the Brooklyn end, where the air
pressure was reduced gradually. She felt
no I'D effects and We came home. That's
all there is to tell about it, l think"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

those who are closely following the
trend of events were John Hays Ham
mond TO return eventually. in the In
tercst Of his American employers. 20
the Trausvaal gold fields, where he
made his reputation.
steel Trust and Coal.
The United States steel Corporations
connection with mining may not be
realized. but the men at its head are
working in harmony with the other
two powerful organizations here mem
toned. II. II. Rogers, the president Of
Amalgamated; Daniel Guggenheim.
president OF Shelters. and T. II. Gary,
chairman Of the Steel board, are ali
on very friendly terms. b. booking
the greatest iron ore supplies in the
country the steel trust was following
the scheme mapped out by Rogers IN
the copper world. and their possession
Of innumerable shelters renders the
Guggenheims valuable allies In the
eyes Of No. IS Broadway. An under
standing with the Guggenheims. it can
readily be realized, would place Rogers
and all that he stands for in control
practically Of every mineral in the New
World
The question asked to-day by respon-
sible people is Into whose hands viii
the Eastern coal fields fan when the
railroads are compelled. by May l.
1908. 10 give them Up? VIII one Of the
powerful interests named from q gi-
gantic corporation 10 take them over?
Or WIZ, IS some think, "A certain inter
national banking house having asso.
Citations with Z. II. Hartman, devise
a scheme 10 comply with the law Of
the land? These are questions for 1907
10 answer
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
Only Incidentally.

From the Chicago Tribune.
What is your oeeupation?" asked the
justice.
I'm packer. your honor" reluctantly
answered the prisoner who had been
arrested for fighting.
a packer? Hogs2"
Some of EN- are hogs, your honor
I'm a street car conductor"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

After spending Il small fortune and
/ years OF labor, the Department OF Agri-
culture has finally and officially ruug
down the curtain on the Guatemalan ant
experiments in Texas. The alarmed
planter who rushed into court to enjoin
the ant from driving not only the weeyi!,
but the farmers themselves out Of the
land need no longer lose sleep over this
latest Frankenstein Of science. for the
| 'kelep, Ike the negro troops who shot
/ Up Brownsville, has been dismissed in dis
grace from the government service.
1t is not TOO far back 10 recall how gay
and clipper this 1srOcious-Iooking little
swashbuckler from the wilds Of Guate-
mala stalked about the cotton fields -
Victoria County. giving exhibitions Of his
edifying skill ia the art OF dealing death
blows TO the hated cotton boil weevil-
Terror Comes with the Ant.
Fresh in the mind still is the almost hu-
man falling in the GuatemaIan ant Of a
sweet tooth for the honey on the cotton
plant, and Of his prOwess and cannibalistic
proclivities when engaged IN a struggle
with some ObstreperOus weeviL The smile
died from wOmeu's faces, children pulled
the bedcover well over their heads. and
planters, who took the natter seriously,
turned In pTayerfUl attitude toward the
courts at the thought Of this warrior ant
multiplying in geometrical progression,
and overruU-ilng the lands like the GOths,
Visigoths, and Huns Of old
Indeed, the appearance upon the scene
of action by the GuatemaIan ant was
like the debut OF the stage dilettaute on
amateur nights in a vaudeville show.
As the worldly wise know, the amateur
night is a continuous performance OF
side-splitting hilarty. After the stage
aspirant does his CT her stunt" usually
q iudicrous effort, the stage manager seri-
ously appeals u the rabble I'm the top
most gallery for the verdict Of the house.
GrOans, cat calls and a chorus OF rot
ter. Get the HOOK are vClleyed al the
eXpecJant performer A stage hand
with a monster hook leaps upon the
stage, hooks the f1OtlighJ failure around
the waist, and drags him OF her ingiO-
rlously from the public SAFE.
Hook for the Species.
And so. IN his annual report, just is
sued. Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson,
sitting in judgment on the performance
OF Prof. Cooke widely heralded Guate-
maIan ants. has uttered the piercing CRY.
Get the hook" The farmer can now
dismiss the ferocious bugaboo Of Guate-
mala from his fevered dreams. and the
lady boil weevu may complacently perch
herself OF q cotton square and with fold
I'd arms rest from her arduoUs labor Of
Matching eggs faster than the hated kelep
can destroy the brood, for thus is il writ
ten in Secretary Wilson's report.
Efforts TO successfully Overwinter IN
Texas the Eelep. of Guatemalau ant.
enemy Of the cotton boil weevil, have
failed. II is possible that this species
may have some economic value in some
Of our tropical or suJUOpicaI posses
sions. where the climate viii be more
suitable than in Texas"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
Win Leave Plentr of Precedents.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Those who grumble at President ROose-
velts way Of breaking precedents should
consider that ne is furnishing lot Of new
ones.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
EXIT THE TEXAS ANT
Wilson Rings Down the Cur
tain on Guatemalan Terror.
DIDN'T EAT Ell ALIVE QUITE

Alarmed Planters Really Feared
That the FerOcious Insect Would
Drive Out Not Only the Cotton
WeeviI. but Their Families rs Wen.
Debut Attended with Bad Dreams.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
ExpIoitation of AIaska.

Daniel Guggenheim is ambitious to carve
for himself in far-off Alaska a name that
will live, he seemed pleased when asked
If his goal was to become the Cecil
Rhodes of Alaska. The full extent Of the
plans now under way for the scientific,
systematic development of Alaska's Won
derful resources would astonish the pub
lie. Roughly, they include the building
Of railroads. the establishment of fine
cities, the opening up of vast mineralized
areas. the winning Of gold by placer
methods, mining for COpper-in short, the
settlement, the civilization. and the in
dustrial development Of the land.
A huge smelter has been located in
California to handle Western ores and
the whole scheme has been placed in
charge OF Daniel Guggenheims eldest
son. In Mexico too, expansion pro-
ceeds apace, and Africa is to be ex-
plotted 1t would not greatly surprise
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-11

Profit BY This and Find Safe.
guard ainst Many Ills. Il: !:

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Nothing is moresimp portant to Austin
than the good health of her people
How can they iill their place il this
busy town unless they are well?
No one trouble Is, resp ponsible for
more nervous ills, sleeplessness, general
debility, weakness back aches, rheuma,
tic pains, even ill-temper and peevish.
ness, than indigestion. /
Fortunately, . comb alton Of RENE.
dies, called Mi.o.na stomach tablets,
has been disc covered that absolutely
cures indigestion and restores to health
and strength the whole digestive sys.
TEN. q O.
Is SO reliable il. M Sins curing al
forms of stomach weakness aud
troubles that Il. o. Void gives . signed
guarante that tie reme win cost
nothing unless sc cures. So fiso.na cells
fors5l cents and, II invalnabis "a ny. ny.
's,i oass 4 who ID ID III indig sstion, ner. 4
33vousness orNesk stomsc J.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-11
For the Diet Deluded.

This article, Some Diet Delusions'
by DR.. Woods Hutchinson in the cur
rent Nc Clure's is what a lot of us have
been needing for a long time. It's the
slap on the back; the 'brace up and use
some common sense" which we've de-
served. And now let us profit BY it;
vegetarlans; breakfast-food faddists;
seekers of mental power and wisdom
through fish-eating; and all other types
(.of diet crankism.. Do you shrink from
fpork, for fear the eating Of it will tend
to make you swinishY # you're sing;
or perhaps you eat nighting gales tongues
to improve your voice, or, perchance
You are military and. deYolr bear and
buffalo meat,to. grow more ferqciouls.
One such. deduction is as sensible(as an
other. It's as sensible, DR.. Hutchinson
says, as the cannlbalistic idea that
when savage ate fellow-man his
strength passed into him. He tells a
story Of an old Maori chief who pn his
death bed was urged by his favorite
wife to die forgiving his enemies. Shut
have no enemies" he replied, II have
eaten them all" sz-,< I,.S@,% i
Dr.. Hutchinson skaters aEgreat a
many. dietary theories, time-worn as
we'll as time:nonored. He comforts
those of weakly digestion. He tells the
nutritive value of food. He explodes
the breakfast-food and the brown
bread fancies. And he pokes fun in
plenty sat the vegetarians. The best
physicians, be says, frown upon dieting,
save. IN one OF two cases; instead it is
their purpose to make the weakest di-
/ gestion get the best from whateverds
toffered it. This is quite the most com.
lforting article on diet we have EVE.
lseen. We like something patticularly
lyet We feel that we should not partakes
.ltof It. The writer is pretty sure L
|Glaugh at us for our fears and sugges,
lila manner in which We may enjoy oul
sRhobby to the full. .ss.3s1S ..5.Ss
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-11
Il i
UolfoI q tlle \ Ioiii

s It2is apparent that ! railway SlineSor'
series q. lines trayersing twelve 81 RI
teen countr rles rom the United states
TO the Argentine Republi Is, and sending 11
out lateral bran hes, only can be- made
through internatio ional cc-operat lion.
When each Of the countries Interested
makes proyisio onfor bull ding to5 its bord.|
sers along the north and sou III routeI this.
means i ultimate through commnunica
tion, and g one nation approaches ,yl tie
front tiers Of 8 neigh hbor nation thai, na.s
ton Is given the incen entive for construc.s
tion within is own limits. All theIi
goYerntlrn ents follow the plan which OH
tanned il the United States iil construct.
ing the transco continental roads that Is.
tof3 state aid by means of land grants,
bonds, and other forms Of subsidies, 81:
outright payments for completed sec.
lions. In thisYway the gradual unifca-
ton Of disjointed5 lines will be obtained
Itz may be said that in the beginning of
1906 every Central and every South
American country has q definite policy
Of aiding railway construction as an.
integral part of the Pan American sys-
ten, emli, and some Of them, as in the, case
Of Peru and Bolivia, have enacted spec
ial legislation :, :, All of them are sympa
3thetic toward an intercontinental trunk.
line because it comedies with their
plans for internal develo lopment and ex.
ternal trade -s&4 =: ~5$s/ = 2s5.s5 q
For,the United States the project is
the commercial corollary to the Mon
roe doctrine. The moral influence
makes for the increased stability. and
political progress of the various Latin
American republics and there is the
trade benefit of industrial development
and enlarged commerce. There is es-
pecially the reciprocal influence Of the
Panama Canal. And it may be added
that an educational good is derived
from the enforced knowledge of geog-.
raphy. ~, ~. S - ) 81
B From "The Railways of the Future"
The PanAmerican Railway, by
Charles NJ. Pepper in the April Serb.
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-11

THE road authosit ties I'm Mertoln lla
township, Steele County, have secured
SIX is 81 the King . ssiipptfit5Iog drags and are
using them with. {. good effect. ]. = The
spIit-log drag as : cheap and effective
maker Of. good roads cannot be beaten,
and until We get to tha point where we '''l
can huild permanent roads the split -loe
drag is the thing for eyefyy J i road distric,
and every individaal farmer u 70 3 use ,atp
Every road district fn Mower: County
should have and 'use them freely: !,
Mower County transcript., 1906-04-11
Use the Split Log Grader.

@e We hope the road overseers and street
commissions will see to it this year
that the road beds are not plowed or
worked, except iin=very rare and pecul-
Jar cases. The plow is the enemy of q
road bed, except where steep grades are
to be reduced. Better one split-log
drag, diligently used, before the rains,
during the rains, and especially right
after the rains, than carload of road
plows to break up and spoil what
might be made. into a. good road.
The split log doesn't make roads; it
mends them, and the time to use it is
all the time and at most any old time,
when the ground is not frozen. Its
best work, is done Immediately after a
rain storm when the surface is almost
a puddle, for then it plasters the road
with a mud veneer that dries quickly
in the sun and makes q fine hard sur
face that will shed the rain. II It also
fills the ruts with mud and packs it in,
forcing thewater out, and at the same
time crowns the road just enough to
turn the water to either side. The.
split-log road grader is "a very simple.
affaic and any farmer can make one
in 9 couple Of hours. But it lis one Of:
the most valuable Of all road machines;
and will pay for itself q hundred times
if rightly and frequently used. It has
revolutionized road making in q thou
sand communities within the, past two
years, and there Is no patent on it, no
farm township Or county rights TO be
paid for and defended, no extras to be
bou ght at fancy prices, and no occasion
to employ an expert TO put it together
q operate e Every farmer should
have one TO use, not only on the road
but in the, driYerayaand lanes and in
the barnyard eyen,. where it will save a
lot Of hard work at shoveling! ~ J.
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Mower County transcript., 1906-04-11

THE Minneapolis assessor is surpris
ed at a list of diamonds, gold and sill
Yer plate, jewelry and other goods stol.
en- from wealthy man there amount
ing to $loo,O OoO.when only t3,115 person.
yal property wassreturned for taxation,
This sama condition might be disclos..
cd with many another wealthy. tax
.dodger. @5&s .$ "a, 5%.