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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
sHACKLEFORD is BITTER
Rank Despotisn-House Covers
at His Feet.

washington, March 19.-Before pro
ceeding with the legislative bill the
house today considered the bill permit
ting the leasing of 5000 acres of arid
lands in LaPiata county. Colorado, to
the r. Il. u. Rubber company for the
purpose of cultivation OF q rubber
plant.
Gaines, of Tennessee, proposed an
amendment TO prevent the rubber
trust" from getting control of the en-
terprise. Shackleford, of Missouri, was
given permission to discuss the bill, and
began to criticise Speaker Cannon re-
garding the statehood question. He was
stopped before he proceeded far, and
the objection was fatal to further con-
sideration OF the bin.
Before referring TO The statehood
matter Shackleford nae this to say
about the manner in which Brooks, who,
introduced the bill, got his measure up:
The gentleman was not recognized,
until he had first surrendered his con-
stitutional rights as the Representatives
of the people and crept into your pri-i
waite room, Mr.. Speaker, there to sup
plicate YOU TO extend 10 him your
grace.
Must Find Favor First.
NO member can submit any matter
10 a vote of the house until he shall
have first sought and found favor in
your sight. The constitution contem-,
plates the speaker shall be a servant
OF the house. In defiance of the conf
stitution you have made yourself its
master. You have packed every COM
mittee so that no bin can be reported
without your consent.
Unless you are willing, no member
can move to discharge a committee
from the consideration of a bill and
take fl up in the house. You sit an
enthroned despot, subjecting the rights,
and destineS of this great people to.
the dictates of our own unbridledi
will. Z
who stands today between the pro-
gressive and enlightened people and
the statehood 70 which they are en-
Titled?
House Covers at His Feet.
q you. sir. Only you. You crack
your whip and the majority OF this
house covers at our feet. You turn
your thumbs down and the house deals
a deathblow TO PROSTATE, bleeding
oklahoma"
Here Shackleford said he had read
In the morning papers that Uncle Joe"
had given it out ~fatfooted he would
mot permit the house to concur i'm the
senate amendment on the statehood
bill, and then proceeded:
''Wha a horrible announcement to
be made In a free country"
There was so much confusion in the
house throughout Shackleford's re-
marks hat very few members knew
what he had said when Tawney
stopped him with IN objection.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
TAKE MORE TINE.
President VIII Net Appoint Successor
TO Justice Brown for Several
Months.

Washington, ID. c., March 19.--Presi-
dem Roosevelt today authorized the is
suanc of the following statement re-
garding the successor OF Justice Brown
in the supreme court:
las Justice Brown viii not retire un-
til June when the supreme court will
take a vacation until October and no
public inconvenience can arise from n
vacancy continuing through vacation
the president will take further time to
decide the question of Browns success
sor. Several names, including that OF
Secretary Taft have been under consid-
Grafton, but no decision Is likely to be
reached In the renr
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
PLOT TO BEAT BILLS.
Thomas w. Lawson Wires Chairman
Armstrong That Insurance Men
Are Scheninu,

Boston, March 1Z.-Thomas w. Lawson
forwarded a telegram TO Chairman Arm
strong OF the insurance investigation COM
mittee of the New York legislature. In
it allegations are made to the effect that
interested parties have received assur-
ances that the proposed insurance legisla-
ton can be killed. The telegram con-
cludes:
II assure you committee its work was
never in greater danger than at present. I
have In my custody insurance policies is
sued within q few days signed by new re-
form officers and affidavits from the in,
sured hat they received them for nothing
but proxy. n In some cases with large
rebates."
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
TWELVE Q IN 1T.
twenty Eighth Annual Deeiamatory
Contest of Iowa HIGHS.

Estherville, Ia, March 16.-The TWEEN
ty-eight annual declamatory contest of
northern Iowa high schools will be held
in the opera house in Baskerville this
evening.
Twelve high schools are in the asso-
citation, all from the northern half of
Iowa. The schools are Baskerville,
Spencer. Sheldon, Ida Grove, Anamosa,
Denison, Grundy Center. Forest City,
Britt, Mt. Vernon, LaPorte City and
Emmetsburg The contest tonight IN TO
select six speakers to represent the
northern district I'm the state associa-
ton. Large delegations are on hand
from all of the schools who are in the
contest. The largest delegation coming
from Spencer, from where a special
train was run over the NJ. 81 ST. l..
to the contest. bringing nearly 200 peo-
ple.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
FOUR ARE BURNED.
Hotel Fire Results in Loss of Life
and Business Portion of
Justin, Mich.

Grand Rapids, Mich. March l9.-The
business portion of the village of Tus-
tin. Osceola county, was destroyed by
fire early today, which started In the
Hotel Compton from a defective fur
mace.
Ten guests escaped lin their night
clothes and -four burned to death.
The dead:
WILLIAM II. M'GRANE, proprietor.
MRS. VIM H. M'GRANE.
EDWARD DEMOREST, a porter.
Loss estimated at $4,000.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
NOT NUDE BUT BEAR ART
Artists Refuse S~tatuctte Of Roosevelt
ard Vacation Trophies.

New York. March 17.-President
Roosevelt once wrote an autograph LETT
ter to Paul Nocquet. the sculptor. prais>
ing a s~tatuette which gently caricatured
the president. The same statuette has
just been refused by the Society OF
American Artists, for their annual exi
hibition opening on March IL. Two
other works by Nocquet were accepted.
The statuette of Mr.. Roosevelt was
highly amusing. IL not particularly REL
markable when judged by empirical
canons of art. 1t was called "A Pres
identiaI Vacation" and showed the
president in hunting costume. holding
a she-bear by thesscuff OF the neck and
a cub-bear In his appraised left hand.
The doughty hunter wore the Roose-
welt smile, aud the big and little bears
seemed to nave been infected for they
too looked immensely pleased.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
Is A DRASTIC BLOW.
Coalition Party Has It's Executive Com
mittee Dissolved by the Hunsar-
ian Ministrv-

Budapest. March 1.-THE council of
ministers today issued a decree dis
solving the executive committee of the
coalition party prohibiting it from con-
tinuing operations.
This Is a drastic blow to the actiy-
ity OF anti-gambling forces. IND IS
based on the ground the committee
has "~arrogated rights belonging solely
to the executive power" and has
adopted resolutions and issued mani
festoes "inciting public resistance to
awful ordinances of the government"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
WAS NOT CRITICAL

pspcw's Physician Denies Reports
Which Were Circulated
New York. March l6.-Dr. Muuns phys1-
clan to Senator Depew. denies the con11e
tton Of his patient was critical.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-03-23
We PAY ON
THE WATER ALSO?
his Big Question In Rate
Legislation Is Brought Out
BY Senator Tillman.
he CALLS 1T INJUSTICE
Declares Railroads Have Become Rob-
bers, and Says 1t viii Be Danger
Gus Not to Give the People a
Really Beneficial Law.

Washington, ID. c., March 16.-The
Townsend resolution comforting adj
ditional power on the Interstate
Commerce commission to make the
special investigation authorized in
the Tillman-Gillespie resolution re-
garding the relation between GER
tain railroads and the coal and oil
industry, was passed by the house
today. The resolution was amended
by striking out the $50. 600 a~ppropria-
ton on the statement of Tawney
that the commission was 10 submit
an estimate which would probably
aggregate $150,0 600. The resolution
meets the presidents suggestion in
his special message on the subject.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
A BADLY FOOLED JAP.

1t must be that the ill-chosen words
| of President Roosevelt with regard TO
Japanese in the public schools of San
| Francisco has set the Japanese crazy.
| Viscount Hayashi, tine Mikado's Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, has oecn
| talking like n wild man. In response
TO an excited deputation in Toxic, he
is reported to have said that "the
japanese and American governments
were at one on their views as TO the
San Francisco difficulty,' and that
she believed that the United States
authorities would take advantage of
this opportunity to revise the Federal
Constitution if such course was found
TO be necessary -
Well, to be sure, it would be neces-
sary not only to amend, but to revolu-
tionize the Federal Constitution in
order to give the National Government
jurisdiction over the local public
schools; and if Viscount Hayashi
thinks for n moment that there is
any considerable public sentiment in
the United States in favor of such a
change, he is badly mistaken, Such
change as would be necessary in
order to bring about the conditions de.
sired by Japan will never be made,
nor will there even be a beginning
in that purport No member Of Con
gress could be found to propose that
amendment,
If in saying that the japanese and
the American governments are at one
with respect to the San Francisco diff,
Guilty the Niscount means that the
Government of the United States in.
tends or will be able to enforce the
japanese view upon San Fran.
cisco, he has an unpleasant awakening
before him. from an idle dream. That
solution of the difficulty is absolutely
out of the question. There can be but
one solution of that difficulty, and that
is the plain, constitutional declaration
that the Federal Government has
absolutely nothing to do with the ques-
ton, and is powerless to enforce any
views or practices whatever upon the
public school management in San Fran
cisco.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
The Collapse Of Zion

One OF the most interesting and 1n-
structive volumes in American litera-
turc is entitled "American Communi-
ties of which the author is William
Alfred Kinds. at one time n member OF
the Oneida community. II contains an
account of the beginning and end OF
something like forty different attempts
to establish community life III this
country,
In almost all of these cases the at
tempt was successful for a time only
in consequence of the overpowering
strength Of religious motives, but al
though religion conferred much great
or vitality on these than the purely
secular communities possessed, all alike
went down TO. ruin or became joint
stock companies under secular manage
mcnU.
To this long list must now be added
DR.. Dowic s experiment at zion City.
After several years Of boasting DIR.
Dowie and all the parties in interest
have made an assignment for the bene-
fit of their creditors, the statement be-
ing that if there were n forced settle
ment the estate could pay 30 cents on
the dollar.
The capital error of all Socialism.
whether utopian or scientific, is that
it is predlcated on perfect and sinless
human nature The theory is that all
men will do right if things are only well
managed.
Selfshness, greed, cunning, dishon-
estv and cruelty the theory is, are the
result of bad laws or bungiug social
conditions, and if the social conditions
were rational men and women would be
angels and all want and misery would
be done away with.
1T is easy to see how religious people
are moro apt to make this mistake than
regenerated and sanctifled nature
which is proof against all the tempta-
tions Of the world. the flesh and the
devil They readily believe that al"
though the ungodly might not make q
success of community life good Chris
tian people cannot make failure of IT.
The passion Of such people for com
munistic experiments dates away back
To the day of pentecost, when the prim-
tive Christians had all things in COM
mon.
In every such case the result is for
time encouraging. There are for sew
eral years peace, prosperity. purity,
economy and contcntment In every
such case, however, complications arise,
human nature begins TO exhibit its old
faults. then dissensions and animosities
are excited and at last the whole thing
is abandoned
If this is the theory of every small
community, even when fortified by re-
llgious motives, ii is easy to see what
would become OF State Socialism In
this case there would he no halcyon
days of peace, purity and contentment.
BY the time the new order was organ,
lied it would he found that a few
smart devils had cornered the whole
thing. Then there would be species
Of tyranny, oppression and poverty such
as this world has never seen.
1t is good thing that Chicago, the
most Socialistic city in this country,
should have so close at hand the object
lesson of Zion City as warning against
the madness of chicago
Chronicle.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
THANKS TO DUBOIS.

Senator Fred T. Dubois is straight.
forward and fearless. He minces no
words in dealing with the Smoot case
nor with the responsibility for the re.
tention of his scat by the apostle dur
ing the four years since the protest
was filed against him.
What the distinguished Senator from
Idaho has said on this subject has been
! known and privately commented upon
during the past two vears-that the
| President of the United States has
thrown the weight of his mighty in1u-
ence in favor of the herarchical en-.
bassador to the government Of this Re-
public.
No one believes, however, that Mr..
Roosevelt is anything but conscientious
in the attitude which he assumes Some
of his closest associates have had strong
political reasons for favoring Apostle
Smoot, because Of the favors received
by them in return. Naturally they have
been influential with President Rooseo
welt; and, while their argument was
plain 10 him, their motive for making il
was well concealed.
III is possible that after the notice
which Senator Dubois has served upon
the Nation, President Roosevelt may
see ht to make closer inquiry into the
plots of tho Mormon hierarchy, that
he may find time to investigate their
purposes; and if he shall do these things
every American who takes pride in the
dignity Of that high Office and who be-
lIeves in the pure motive Of Theodore
Roosevelt, chief executive of the chief
government of the world must assume
of the nefarious ends at which the Nor.
mon hierarchy aim, the President will
withdraw all sympathy and support,
and leave the apostolic traitors to meet
the vengeance of outraged Justice
Senator Dubois is to be thanked for
having made plain An issue which only
before had been whispered, Painful as
it may be for the friends and admirers
of President Roosevelt 10 hear these
things, the effect must certainly be salu-
tary. II the President Of this Republic
had been knowingly and willfully sup.
porting the criminal and disloyal organ
lzation to foist itself into power in this
country he would deserve apprehension;
but inasmuch as he has been deceived.
it is we'll that r dignified and proper
utterance should be made IN the Senate
which he cannot ignore and which will
doubtless prompt him TO learn the
truth and to act with his usual deter.
in the light of that truth.
Smootism would have fallen two
years ago but for the aid which had
been procured for it from the White
House by Misrepresentation on the part
Of selfish politicians in the intermoun.
tain West. That support will be with
drawn when the President shall become
satisfied, as is the fact, that the Nor
mon church is au alien kingdom set up
in the Republic for the destruction Of
free government and the triumph of
prestcraft over patriotism
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
THE POOR SECRETARY

New York Is in another fcverish race
for gold. 1t gets $1,000 900 month
from our home mines; it has by the
aid of Secretary Shaw drawn $4,000.
600 this year from Europe and $4,000.
600 from Australia; that is. New York
has sl50,000,000 more gold now than
1T had year ago: and still is not sat.
lsted. SO Secretary Shaw is assailed
again for relief, and he obliginply
comes TO the rescue by anticipating The
payment of $12,000,000 of Government
bond interest on December 10Th. But
that made the clamor all the wilder for
more gold. Again Secretary Shaw
complies, calling III the ndollar silver
certificates, amounting to Sl5,000,O00.
to be changed into 81 and 50 cirru-
lating notes, this at once to relieve the
fevcrish demand for more money and
to meet the need of the call for small
bills,
All IN vain, however, and Secretary
Shaw S WE'LL meant efforts to help the
spectators to more money are received
with ridicule and scorn as of too small
dimensions to meet their views. Ac~
cordingly, he orders ten million dollars
of Government funds deposited in the
banks for the needs of commerce, yet
the Secretary is assailed because he
doesn t turn over the whole Treasury
to the use of the sharks. Nothing but
"rcserve Of a hundred million dol
lars which they can draw upon at will
and return at their leisure will suit
them.
In the meantime, Secretary Shaw is
criticised by the London fnanciers be.
cause of his yielding to the camor of
Wall street and supplying money at its
call They point out that his scheme
whereby he aided the New York banks
to import $4,000, 900 in gold is in no
way different from like schemes OF
European bankers to supply themselves
with gold when they want il. the DIFF.
ference being that the European bank
ers in such cases pay the cost of get.
ting the gold themselves, whareas in
this country the Secretary steps In and
pays the cost ont of the public funds.
They also ridicule his assumption that
in doing the things which he has done
for the New York bankers ne is really
controlling the money of the world So.
he catches it on both sides OF the At
lantic; he is abused on this side bs.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
Short Stories
THE BRIGHT REPORTER.

Indianapolis star
Charles NJ. Jacobs, the chief en-
gineer of the Pennsylvania railroad
tunnel under the North river, recent
ly conducted a party of railroad
officials and reporters through the su.
perb tunnel on foot
AT one stage of the programme there
was some slight delay, and Mr.. Jacobs
said with a laugh TO n reporter:
1--WE are not very punctual, ehl We
are like little country railroad that |
used to ride on
''To the president of this road a re-
porter went hurriedly one evening
understand. he said, that there
has been an accident on your line to.
night.
oh, you do, do you?' said the
president, with sneer
Yes. sir. And the reporter
waited, pencil and yellow paper in
hand
What do you know about this ac-
cidentI the president, still sneering,
asked.
Nothing, except that it happened
TO the 9: ID train, the reporter meekly
answered
Well, said the president, that
train came in on time to the minute.
Are you sure of that2 said the
reporter.
'' 'Of course | am, sir
The disappointed reporter pocketcd
his tools.
/" 4 suppose he said thoughtfully,
that must have been the accident re-
ferred to.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14

cause he doesn't help the speculators
more, and made fun Of on the other side
because he has helped them so much.
He Is in bad case; it would have been
better to let the New York bankers
help themselves in such way as they
could, and pay their own bills. This
thing of lot of money sharks in New
York holding up the Secretary Of the
Treasury for money and threatening a
panic if he doesn { supply it TO them, is
getting extremely nauscating to the
American people,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14

mighty in the face of all these wrongs
against God and man.
The Descret News stands as the
special champion of these iniquities
and criminolities, and then has the
and the impudence TO impugn the mo.
tives of people who are determined
to put an end TO them! More than
at any other time in its existence, the
organ of Joseph f, Smith and his law
breaking coadlutors disrcgards all
truth, pays evil homage TO falsehood
and deceit, and sneers at law-aDiding
citizenship,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE FRIDAY MORNING

upon this answer of the News, said
that it reminded him of Darrell, who
WAS an oil | smclter man in this State
He had fallen far behind in his wages
account with his men. Promise after
promise had been broken. Finally Kel-
llher, big Irlshman, interrupted one of
Durrell's promises to say; "Durrell,
| think You arc blankcty blank son
of blank and a blankety blank thief
and blankety- blank liar besides -
And Durrell crushed and witheret lis
accuscr by the response: GOA. for
heavens sake, tell us something new,
Everybody saws thatl;'
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-14
Topics Of the Day
MAN WILL Ely

MIA w LII IL
Indianapolis Star
If there is anything in patience and
perseverance man is going to fly. The
efforts to construct workable flying ma.
chimes are very widespread, and the
tests indicate that the solution of the
problem is being neared. a recent ex-
pertinent at Lake Constance with Count
Zeppelin s alrship was very successful
1t remained in the air for two hours.
rising TO a height of 1000 feet and de-
scendlng easily and gracefully to within
at the will of the navigator.
This machine is mammoth cigar"
shaped contrivance 420 feet long, the
balloon part consisting Of sixteen oiled
cotton compartments, Joined together.
The cloth is stretched over framework
of aluminium, The motive power is two
elehty-thrce- horsepower gasoline en-
gines. Another successful experiment
occurred at Brantford. Ontario. in
which the motive power was electricity,
which was applied to the machine
through the principle of wireless teleg-
raphy and not being carried on the
machine.
A model for machine that has not
yet been built is attracting attention at
Brussels. 1T resembles a gigantic bee,
or rather a wasp, with wings serving
the purpose of aeroplanes. 1t is pro-
PEELED by motors. There are also some
interesting experiments IN progress for
testing the propeller as motive power
IN air. a boat driven by aerial propel-
lers, invented by an Italian. is said to
have reached speed Of forty miles an
hour. An air-propelled motor cycle in.
vented IN France has reached speed
of forty nine miles an hour 1t is very
probable that the key to the problem
of aerial navigation will soon be found.
and tnpn the 1oHa lprpnrT Mill
rapid as it has been in electrical trans
portatlon.