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COMMENT or IEis Dlla q N SPA.
pEss on RiETy oF TOP II
nc So AND OIL
.l INNEsTIeA ION.
Ph0aaelphia BEE.

Philadelphia Press.
President Rooseyelt's position and
his policy have both been greatly
strengthened before the public by the
revelations made IN the hearing on
the Standard OH Trust Whatever
the court may hold, the great jury OF
the people has reached Its verdict. 1t
regards the case against the Standard
OIL as established. 1t has been PROV,
ed to be the same continuous mono
poly for so years. No change in its
organization has rid It Of responsible
ity for the infractions Of law which
have marked each stage.
Half a dozen men in a small group
have for a quarter ofa century abso
Iutely controlled the price of a neces.
slty Of life. They have made its price
such as to reap profits unknown in the
history Of trade. This vast return
has been employed to extend the con.
troll Of six or eight men over the
worlds production Of copper and a
great group of railroads. All this has
been charged thousand times, and
has long been known to experts and
economists. but the publication Of
+batr otgan+fc nrofits and This abso.
lutte control by few men of a great
national resource made no such i'm.
preston on the public mind and CON
science as the massed figures which
the government counsel, Mr.. kellogg,
has ssilltully grouped. The STANDARD
Oils for the first time at bay in court
The men who control It are for the
first time dragged to light. Their
profits and their power, their mono.
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Defective school Children.

Portland oregonlan.
A committee Of teachers and others
who have investigated the health con-
ditions OF children in New York, Chi
cago,. Boston and other cities esti-
mates that some 100000 Of the p,l-
pills in our public schools are physt-
cally derectiye.5 In New York the de-
fectives include more than twothirds
Of the whole number.
Some have bad teeth; Others abnor-
NAL breathing. In many the eyes or
ears are defective. Large numbers
are ill,nourished, and it is, at first
sight, amazing to learn that there are
more cases Of malnutrition from
wealthy families than from poor ones.
Still, we must remember that'children
are treated with little sense in vast
numbers Of homes, both rich and poor.
They are fed to tickle the palate and
not to nourlsh the body; and since
among the rich there are more oDpor.
tunities for this kind of folly, natural
ly there are more cases of malnutri-
ton.
The bad teeth are due to improper
food and lack Of care. The food can
be improved by teaching parents what
to buy for the table and how to cook
it-if anybody cares to undertake the
task. The care of the teeth requires
chiefly brush and cup Of cold wa
ter. 1t is proposed by the committee
to deduct some Of the time now devot,
ed to gymnastics and pedagoglc bal.
let dancing in the schools and use il
to teach the children how to take care
Of their teeth. One fancies that the
change might prove beneficial.
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lEAT OF CART.
Join ADAR
WELL KNOWN MAN o les Al eAS'
kERsRURe AT Adv cED
AGE OF "a.

PARIlERsBuRe, Sept. %. EhG
many frie1ds Of the family were deep
y grieved toflesEp yesteriay Of thu
death OF Captain John AdaiFs which
occurred at the family residence on
Avery street at an early. hour.
Captain Adalr had been in failing
health for several years, although he
was able to be around among bis
friends until two weeks ago. He
vas afflicted With a dropsical aztec,
ton, and for the past three days he be
had been IN a comatose condition
hence his death was not unexpected.
Mr.. Adafr was IS years Of age and
was a native Of Frederick comfy
Maryland. He was one Of the
pioneers of the Baltimore and Ohio,
having been identified with that sys.
TEN in various capacities from his
early manhood. He was first en-
gagged in the construction work on
the eastern section Of the road ana
came west with the company. He
was conductor on the line when 1.
ran through Wheeling, and was the
agent at Grafton for ten years, and
was then APPOINTED general agent at
Petersburg, succeeding Captain VIII
liam Clements in 1877, and has been
resident of this city ever since, con
tlnulng in the service of the com.
pany until eight years ago, being
placed on the retired list when he was
70 years of age. He was a genial
and kindly man and a good citizen.
Captain AdaIr is survived by his
wife and the children are John 4.
Adair, of Chattanooga, Tennessee;
Arthur Adair and Mrs. L. B, MCFar-
land of this city. One sister, Mrs.
Delander, OF oakland. Maryland, Is
the last surviving member Of thefam-
lily.
The remains will be taken to Balt-
more for interment, the family burial
plot being located in the beautiful
Loutlen Park cemetery Of that city.
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YOU GAN
CURE RHEUMATISM AND KIDNEY
TROUBLE AT HOME.

Whether or not 1t is due to the
strenuous mode Of life that Americans
lead, or whether to the climate, can
not be said. but 1t seems certain that.
more people are afflicted each year.
with some form Of Rheumatism ana
Kidney and Mladder troubles.
This is the time to get busy For
the benefit OF our readers we give y
prescription recommended by one II,
Chicago's leading specialists: Fluid
Extract csscara Aromatic, one-half
ounce; Concentrated Barkola, one
Bark, one;haif drachm; Aromatic Els.
If, four ounces. Mix by Shaking IN
a bottle and take a teaspoonful after
each meal and at bedtime. This pre-
scfiption can be secured at any good
drug store at a moderate price. 10
addition it Is advisable to drink free
ly of pure water.
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Roots Mexican Visit.

Chicago Tribute.
The fortnight to be spent by secre.
tary Root in the neighboring country
of Mexico will make fitting climax
to his experiences as a friendly visitor
to tile South American republics. The
reports OF tho preparations for receiy-
ing him Indicate that there will be
great, enthusiasm manifested in every
city he is to so through. Government
photographers are to reproduce each
Important scene. Special music has
been composed for rendition by ia
nous bands. That is a compliment
which it might not occur to Americans
to pay a distinguished visitor.
Mexico is no longer a distant land
lnterchanges of visits are increasingly
frequent. The railroads have made
strong links. American money for
investment Is pouring into the other
country. The tourist and the capitll.
list are making familiar what has been
more or less strange an dremote. Tho
indications are many that these inter
relationships will become stronger
during the next few years The ten
dency to recognize the two countries
as natural coagents IN seeking newell
fare Of Central America IS growing. POI
llthcaly; commercially and socially the
visit 81 Secretary Root has much sig;
iifidance The uatnrai attitude IS the
two nsishBSr hst 81 ttispdshiils
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Trade Prospects in South America.
Seattle Post Intelllgencer.

Trade Prospects in South America.
Seattle Post Intelllgencer.
John Barrett, who, from his diplos
matte service, is as well qualified as
any man in the country to discuss the
subject, was speaking in Chicago A
short time since on American trade
prospects in South America. The key
note to his remarks was in this sem
tence: 1.-THE country having the best
transportation facilities will control
the great markets to open up IN
South America. The west coast Of
that continent is virgin territory to.
our merchants. Japan has recently
established steamship line to VAL
paradise, Cell. and England and Ger.
many are similarly equipped. There
is not single American company
now operating from the United States
TO Chilli"
This is sound presentation Of the
real situation, and affords The real
reason why the United States lags be-
hind in the development of trade with
South America, The easy assumption
that, Europe has better trade hold
on South America, because that con-
tlnent is peopled with Latins, finds u
ready REPUTATION in the fact that it is
not with Latin countries, but with
England and Germany that South
America is doing the bulk Of its trad
ing. The further assumption that we
would be able to command the trade
of our Southern neighbors If We gave
them a greater advantage than they
can get elsewhere, is likewise reiutel
by the showing that the United States
is the largest present customer of
several of the countries of South
America, notably Brazil, from which
country during the fiscal year ending
with June Of this year was imported
goods to the value of s9ISS1, 1853,
while our exports to Brazil were val
ued at but $1S,G9T547.
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.ols ana tiieIt methods ere AID bare
sFhr efsc 81 tSe lions ta
hit Ills un It Idle to suppose
that tlisy Bass without re
suit Or be forgotten without action.
President Roosevelt as he begins his
long tour to demand the support and
the permanenee Of his policy win adj
dress audiences already convinced by
the figures which have ben published
in every newspaper, read with the
attention and accepted with the con
Adence which attaches to sworn tes-
tImony given in open court.
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FaIrmont, Morsantown 8 Plttsburo 81
For coNHELLSVILLE and PITTsBURG
Leave, No. /. $500 a. M; No. 8, KIN
a, M; No. 81. 2:15 p. m. Arrive, No
50, al:l0 ~ M; No, 2, x7:40 p. MI NO
I, xs:4O p. M; No. IS, x10.o5 p. m.
For MoRGANToWN. Leave, No. s., xs.G
.. m. Arrive. No. 81, x6:55 u. m.
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Through Service
Fairnont to Clarksburs
FAiRMoNT & cLARKs5uRa
TRACTION COMPANY.

Cars leave Cor. Main and Jefferson
SITS. Fa!rmont, HOURLY for clark'
burg and intermediate Points from
500 A. M. Until 1000 P. NJ.
SCHEDULE OF INTERuRsAN CARS
JANUARY rs, 'o7.
SOUTH BOUND.
500 A. M. Until 1000 P. NJ.
JIJNE &. 'o7.
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For COLUMBUS and CHICAGO, No. Z
1924 a. =: No. IL, 1880 p. m.
For WHEELING, No. !, 1924 a m; No
N. CocaD; No. IS, sos p. m.
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Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Depart, No. 9O1, 200 a. M; No. 20S, 400
D. m. Arrive, No. 200, s.15 a. M; NO
L02, 500 p. m
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For WASHINGTON. BALT1McRh
PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK
No. 4, $40 p. m. tlocal to Grafton.)
CUMBERLAND ACCOM-, No. 6, 900 q
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dedication Postponed.

Owing to sickness among the peo,
pie generally and especially SO in the
N. P. class at Haywood, we have de.
cided to postpone the dedication. Of
our church until the spring Of 1908. In
the meantime the Ladies' Aid and 9th
er factors of the church will continue
to raise the financial standing and ey.
erythlng considered this postponement
WILDE for the best inthe end. Ihank,
ing all who have been with us in this
cause for their kindly interest and
help we are,
Respectfully yours,
BUILDING COMMITTEE. Ky
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Westbound.

GRAFTON ACCOM-, 40. 79, '1o:51 a, N
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Mononsah Division.
For CLARKsBURG and WESTON. Leave
(for Clarksburg only. Arrive. No. J
KISS a.. m. (for Clarksburg only; NO
s, x4:30 p. m.
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D. j, F. strother, member OF the
law firm Of Anderson, strother, Ruck.
err and Hughes, was in the city yester.
day on business connected with the
Supreme Court Of Appeals.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

Much was made of picture IN
the book representing the house in
which Mr.. Fairbanks was born. Az
the house was burned a few years
after his birth and no picture had
been taken of it, Mr.. Fairbanks at
the request Of Mr. Smith (my father
made a rough pencil sketch from
memory which was dressed up for
publication" This, Mr. Smith says,
is all the connection Mr.. Fairbanks
had with the picture.
In the autobiography Mr.. Smith
says Mr.. Fairbanks was four years of
age when the cabin was burned, and
Indianians are pointing to the asser.
ton that Mr.. Fairbanks can sketch
with accuracy building that was de.
stroyed when he was four years old
as a demonstration of his wonderful
memory.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13
HUMMEL WILL co FREE
FOR AID GIVEN JEROME

A BRAHAM HUMMEL. convicted Of
~ subornation Of perjury in the
Dodge Morse divorce scandal, and
serving a sentence of one year in the
Blackwell's Island penltentiary IS to
20 free His pardon will be the price
Of the aid he gave the district attor,
ncy's office in the trial Of Thaw
To clear the way for his pardon his
appeal from his conviction was with
drawn recently by his own counsel,
Delaney Nicoll, who announced that
there would be no one to oppose his
application for a pardon All The re.
naming indictments against the dis
credited lawyer have been dismissed
This was done by District Attorney
Jerome In return for Hummels serv
Ice
uummel swore against Evelyn Mes
b., rhaw in the matter Of hex famous
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

NEW YORK.-Trinity church is un.
~ der fire again, and it has, as usual.
been as serene under the lombard
ment as Gibaltar would be If peppered
by broadside of poSguns.
Trinity is the iChest church
corporation in the world. and it
is in regard to the riches OF
the church that the fuss is about
What the wealth of Trinity is and
what Is done with it's income has
been a burning issue for more than a
century. 1t is standing mystery In
New York.
The property of the church is held
by Trinity corporation, and it is a
close one. The extent of its wealth
is q secret recorded in the corpora,
ton books, and they are open only
to few of the higher officers.
Outsiders cannot get a complete
view of the church holdings, because
much of the property stands on the
tax rolls in the names of persons to
whom 1t has been leased for long
terms, Estimates of the church prop
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

affidavit accusing Thaw, which sho
testified. that she didn't write Shar.
ing Jeromes immunity bath with
Hummei were all the other persons
under indictment because of their
connection with the Dodge Morse
case They included former Supreme
Court Justice Edgar A. Furstman,
who was Mrs Dodge Morse's attor,
ney; Charles f Dodge, Mrs Dodgos
first husband, and Edward NJ Brack-
en-, a private detective in Howe &
Hummel's employ, who helped to keep
Dodge in Texas and out Of New York.
The Indictment against Benjamin f.
Steinhardt, HummeIs partner. who
died the other day, was also dis
missed
The district attorney personally ap
peared in Justice Giegerlchs court
and moved the dismissal of thu Ia
lictmenta.
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erty held by Trinity and property
upon which it pays taxes range from
StO,0O0O00 to $l00,o00OOO. The best
of these estimates seem to be those
that most nearly approach the latter
figure.
In the control Of this vast wealth
the % wardeus and vestrymen of
Trinity are absolute. The actual man.
agemcnt is left in the hands OF COM
mittee of half dozen men. No re.
ports are required to be made to the
state or any church authority An
annual report is prepared and is
opened to the vestrymen, but they
are allowed to see only such books
as are mentioned in the report. The
list of persons allowed to vote at Trim.
ity church elections IS secret.
Trinity's holdings consist in large
part of West side tenements, and it
has often been criticised as an in.
considcrato landlord, These buildings
are old and ages behind the times.
Some were originally fine private
dwellings that have been rearranged
to accommodate several families
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13
Washington Gossip
Interesting Bits of News Picked Up
Here and There at the National Capital

auditor who also received $4,000
each, have resigned. The former will
probably be succeeded by Maj. Hodges
of the engineering corps Of the army,
whose army pay will be increased to
$4,000.
1t is said the president expects
criticisms of the canal administration
during the next session, both from
Democrats and from representatives
Of that element in his own party
which is not in sympathy with his
policies generally. AS rigid economy
is the surest way to avoid just criti'
cism, he has instructed Secretary
Taft to cut expenses to the bone,
while at the same time seeing to II
that the dirt is kept flying.
Secretary Taft has forwarded to the
president reports showing that, ex-
elusive of $50,000,000 originally paid
to the French company for all its
rights in the property, there had
actually been spent up to last March
only about $34000,000 out Of total
appropriation of $145,OO0,0O0. The
total sum appropriated for actual con-
struction is a little over s74,000,000.
Thus the commission has available
for purposes of construction about
$40,000000 with which to operate un-
til congress authorizes the expendi,
lures for the next fiscal year begin
ming July l, 1908.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

bury Kane, }, p Morgan, c. Oliver
Isclin, EIihu Root, when he is In town,
Joseph Choatc, w Gould Brokaw,
FoNhall Keono and, in fact, all Of
the men who have won or inherited
fortune and fame
1t is said that nobody walks in the
street of the Spcndors save those who
servc-tho others ride That Is true
only in the winter When summer
comes, as now, many a plcbcan
stroils down the thoroughfaro and
secs in it little to diffCrcntate II from
thousands Of others in the city, for
those to whom the street is the reccp-
taclc for the overflow of wealth-the
profits of great commercial enter.
priscs, the wealth of millions in the
west or the graft rcapcd from politics
have gone to other lands or to sea
coast or mountain side, and the pcdcs-
trian sees nothing that tells him OF
the magnificent entertainments cost
ing thousands sometimes hundreds
Of thousands of dollars given there
almost nightly when the rich are in
town You can't find the Street Of the
Spcndcrs in the New York directory.
Look under West Fourty fourth street,
and if you want to sec it., it won { take
YOU loug for it extends only from
Fifth avenue TO Broadway
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

kaiser in ludIa,
The baron hurried across the water
as soon az congress adjourned last
spring ana subjected himself to a
heroic course of treatment at health
resorts From these places te went
to the German Spas fo> the hslp tbeh
could give hin Reports that haze
reached this country, however, are to
the effect THAI az las ID more than
held his own. Tue Disagreement con
tinues. His friends here then, felt
no little apprehension wheo they saw
notice that Baron and Baroness
Speck Won Stern5urg had been com
manded to take breakfast WITH the
Kaiser Sure enough within day or
two after the ambassador was the
guest Of his ruler a German paper
which frequently has the right ii.
on court affairs published a repor.
that Sternburg would be recalled
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

I HAVE been in the Tombs prison
L just one year" said Harry Is.
Thaw the other day 1t is long
time | had hoped to leave this place
long before now feel that when
yet my next trial it will result in an
absolute acquittal | am positive Of
it."
Thaw has not made known who his
senior trial lawyer will be the next
time. That it will not be Dclmas
Thaw has made known to his init.
mates in the Tombs He thinks now
that he made a grave mistake when
he chose a Californian TO represent
him before a New York jury. But
who his choice viii be Is not mat.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

w TASHINGTON-By direction Of
w the president there is to be an.
other reorganization of the isthmian
canal commission. This time the
principal branch Of the commission
affected will be that in Washington.
which has been executing the orders
of Chief Engineer Goethals with
reference to the dispatch of labor and
supplies to the canal zone. Now,
however, the president has given i'm
perative instructions that "the most
rigid economy consistent with the
highest degree Of efficiency" shall be
the policy. AS result an order has
been issued abolishing the auditors
office and placing the work Of auditing
the accounts of the commission under
the auditor for the war department
The purchasing business will be in
trusted to an officer Of the army.
Joseph Bucklin Bishop of New
York, who has been in charge Of the
office here since the reorganization
some months age, may proceed to the
isthmus and perform the duties of
secretary there. The advisability of
this action is now under considera-
ton. The president has stated en-
phatically that Mr.. Bishop must be
retained at his salary Of $4,000 per
annum. David r. Ross, purchasing
agent, and Ernest S. Benson, general
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13

r HE White House will be spick and
i span, on the outside as well as in
side, when the presidential family re-
turns from Oyster Bay next fall
Twenty painters are now at work on
the old building.
The White House is constructed Of
Virginia sandstone. which is exceed
ingly porous. Mrs. Adams, the first
mistress of the presidents house, as
it was then called, complained bitter
ly to her friends of the coldness and
dampness OF the building during her
first winter there. There were no
stoves or other heating apparatus ex.
cept the large CRATES in the executive
residence then, and the roads were so
muddy that wood in sufficient guam
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13
MEN BUSY CLEANING AND
PAINTING WHITE HOUSE

tity could not be hauled to supply the
CRATES This condition was overcome by
painting the sandstone with a coat Of
white lead Each year this has been
repeated, until there is a layer more
than a quarter Of an inch in thick.
ness on the walls.
Last year, instead Of putting on an.
other coat of white lead, a chemical
preparation was used to cleanse the
walls. This caused the paint to crack
and in many places peel off, making
the building unsightly.
The painters are now engaged in
scraping off the century's accumula-
ton of white lead. When this is done
the building will receive several coats
of fresh paint The work will require
several months.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13
TRAGIC FATE BLIGHTS
LIFE OF AMBASSADOR

TT is tho irony Of fate that at the
height OF his career, with no
blemsh on his reputation, and
through 10 fault of his own,
Baron SpeoS Won Sternburg. should
German ambassador. sho1ld stand
upon the brink Of diplomatic and
social oblivios. But such is the
tragic fact A cRncerobs growth, ter
ribly disfguring the ambassadors
face, has apparently ruined beyond
repair a career full Of promise and
the social prospects Of his beautiful
American wife, and it is understoc d
here that Germany will seId anothe-
ambassador some time within the
next six months.
The baron caught this infection OF
the face, the nature OF which physi
clans do not seem to understand
clearl! during his service for the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-07-13
CONTROVERSY OVER THE
FAIRBANKS BIRTHPLACE

MAS Vice President Fairbanks born
w in a log cabin? This great ques-
ton, which threatens to become
an issue in the next presidential cam
paign is causing excitement among
the sons of Indiana. In THE Life and
Speeches of Charles Warren Fair
banks" by w. H. Smith, is shown a
picture of a log cabin in which the
vice president is reported to have
been born
The authors son, William Wolff
Smith, in reply to recent article in
an eastern weekly, has taken up the
assertion that the autobiography is
inaccurate and that the picture is
one of a series of fakes resorted to
for the purpose of promoting the vice
presidents political ambitions. Will
liam Wolf Smith has issued the fol
lowing statement