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New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
TREES AND THEIR FOES.

There is a CLEAN Of hope in the action Of n
local court in fnng two firms Of contractors
for damagnl trees by scorching them with heat
and smoke from their engines 1t was righteous
action, and ii might to advantage be repeated
MANY times in this and neighboring cities.
Protests against the destruction or mutilation
OF trees by the stringlng of electric wires are
being made in the city of Newark. That sub
ject is one TO which attention has frequently
been called in these columns and is of peril
nence and. indeed of urgency IN various parts
Of the metropolitan district. Some fagrant
cases Of wholesale vandalism have occurred in
the suburban parts of the Borough Of Queens.
in the northern part Of Yonkers and in the
outskirts Of the city Of Summit y. j., where the
finest Of shade trees, some on the public roads
and some on private property, but overhanging
the roads, were ruthlessly hacked and slashed
and either killed or irretrlevably ruined to
make room for wires which might as easily
have been strung elsewhere, and avenues once
beautiful have been rendered hideous. In some
cases whole treetOps have been cut off in 9th
ers all the branches have been shorn from one
side Of the trees, and in still others the wires
have been run among and fastened TO the
branches so as to cut and kill them by chatting
or by scorching them with stray currents of
electricity.
II is melancholy thing to see such practices
! a
bitter comment upon the effectiveness Of our
Arbor Day observances and the activities of our
tree planting associations These latter agen-
cies are doing excellent work r:ut the tree
killers are undolng ii, sometimes even more
| rapidly II is admirable 10 plant a young tree
which a generation hence will afford grateful
shade. But In less time than it takes TO plant
| 1T gang Of wire stringers with axe and
saw will destroy reduce to n useless and an
unsigbtly wreck a noble tree that after half
ceptury's growth is in its prime of beauty
| ald OF service And If communities will not
protect the trees which they already have.
where is the use in planting more?
We would not. however. suggest that the
work Of tree planting should be stopped On
the contrary, 1t should be still more Vigorously
and extensively pressed But with at least
equal v!gor there should be pressed the worl,
of sort of arboTeal vigilance committee. In en-
forcing with inexorable strctness the law for
the protection Of trees and If need be In socur.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
TILT AUTOMOBILE RECORD.

1t produces an uncanny feeling TO read that
an Englshman has just been swept through
1881 miles of space in twenty-four hours in an
automobile The stanchest Seagull driven
along by the stilfest Gulf Stream hurricane
could hardly hope TO match that record Our
New York-C Chicago flyers lag in comparison with
the speed Of Mr. Edges machine which could
trace the entire length of the earths equator
in less than sixteen days if some billionaire
club would build a track along that path. Had
Columbus possessed the mechanical and geo
graphical advantages which the English auto
mobilist enjoyed he would have chugged in
upon the red Indians about two days and five
hours after having wept his adieus TO Ferdinand
and Isabella. If our present transatlantic
liners could achieve the Edge pace, Phiadel-
phia Sunday schools might hold their annual
outings in SpitZbergen, while New Workers, pes
tered by mutinous garbage collectors and ice
men, might commute between Canada and Man
haitian during hostilities.
There is an air of reality about twenty-four
hour record which the terrific one or two mile
spurts the Florida beaches lack entirely.
Short distance races against time do not impress
the observer profoundly with the tremendous
practical possibilities Of the automobile and its
type of engine. But a machine which from
one dawn TO the next traverses a distance
equal TO half the breadth of the continent
makes the widest things seem credible. even
though perfectly adjusted racetrack was the
scene OF the record breaking. The significant
thing in Mr., Edges performance was his use
of an ordinary first class touring car. This
means that with network Of twentieth CEN
fury automobile roads as carefully suited to the
needs Of motors as the Roman roads were TO
the needs of the legions any sedate citizen
might expatriate himself between meals.
If such an era of timeless transportation Is
coming, it ought, perhaps, 10 be postponed until
the present generation has sold its watches and
clocks 10 the Zulus and the Chinese.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
GOVERNMENT BY INSURANCE.

At this hour. when everybody is still weary
from the din Of insurance reform 1t may seem
like an i'll timed joke TO suggest that insurance
companies, so far as their activities reach, are
a pretty good form Of popular government.
Consider the success of the fire insurance COM
panies in securing from the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court a decision holding cleo
trical companies liable for damages done by
their wires In an important case just finished,
after costly struggle lasting seven years, the
defendant company has been compelled to pay
substantial damages to the complainant insur
ance companies because n building in The
Bronx was set on fire by poorly insulated wires
which had been improperly attached TO the
building by the electrical company without the
consent Of the owner OF the burned structure
The general ruling handed down by the court
is Of great vaue to property owners Defective
insulation and wires cause damage amounting
to about &25.000OO0 annually to buildings in the
United States. individuals whose business and
general welfare have been seriously affected by
negligent and trespassing electrical companies
have usually endured their losses in silence
rather than risk tedious and costly litigation, in
which the defendant corporations had the ad-
vantage of wealth and expert attorneys. Were
it not for the modern insurance system, the day
of reckoning for the offenders might have been
indefinitely postponed. Happily, it profits an
insurance company 10 suppress evils and to
place the blame and responsibility for mishaps
where they belong; and, by the cooperation Of
many pocyholders, liberal funds for fighting
negligent and criminal corporations are raised.
Insurance companies are daily exercising
stronger control over infringers upon private
and public rights and they do this simply by
making the guilty parties pay for fires, acci-
dents, deaths and embezzements From how
many more evils may the world eventually be
delivered by an extension Of this method? Will
the day ever come when powerful corporations
will insure citizens against quacks incompetent
officials excessive taxes, poor streetcar service,
bad Illuminating gas and impure food and
when men will therefore cease shining against
their brethren, knowing full we'll that n soul
less corporation is ready to spend huge sums in
securing justice for its offended policyholders?
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
AMERICAN SNOBBISHNESS

SnObbishness is still difficult to define rs
it was when Thackeray confessed his inability
to give the words precise meaning. But now rs
then, snobbishness is the easiest thing in the
world TO recognize in others and the hardest
to discover in ones self. Because of this last
fact every American should ask himself
whether he has adopted "come-and- -be-saved"
attitude toward foreign countries And If he
concludes that he has he will do well TO con-
slider whether it IS the national menace that
Professor l.. S. Rowe of the University of Penn
sylvania, makes it out TO be. In the current
number OF The North American Review Pro-
fessor Rowe says on this subject THE slight
lest divergence from our form of government is
regarded as stamp of inferlority. American
publications constantly dwell on the supposed
inability of the people of South America to
develop free Institutions purely gratuitous
assumption, which has never been supported
"by 4 serious scientific investigation"
Tie writer asserts that our countrymen as
sumo toward foreigners, especially Latins. a
superior missionary Air which hinders the tle-
yelopment of close relations between this coul,-
try and others; that our haughtiness makes eur
exporters careless of the foreigners wishes
and alas! now and then 'ntHy riUO" or too
tricky for the buyers comfort. If so, it is
not only bad manners but ignorance. and,
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

above ALL 1t does not pay. Probably tne
national isolation which Professor baowc
thinks may come as result of this ar
rogance is a bogie. for the markets OF the
world need the United States too sorely us
buyer and seller to let snobbishness interfere
with friendly relations. Nevertheless there IL
n genuine danger in the snobbish attitude as
british merchants profess to have discovered.
10 their sorrow and pecuniary loss, when the
obliGing Continental traders wrested from them
by mere courtesy and respect for inferior
races q large slice OF foreign trade.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

Sioux Falls is doing rushing divorce busI-
ness pending a stiffening up of South Dakota's
divorce laws. The Legislature passed stricter
law. but it has to go to the people on a refer
endun. Meanwhile. tremendous business. 1t is
said that South DakOtans are serious In their
resolution to check the export divorce evil
They actually going TO insist that unhappy
visitors from elsewhere shall stay whole year
in the state before getting their freedom from
the chains
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

Mr.. Roger Sullivan, Of Illinois, who has baen
read out Of the party more than once stems nm
with definition of a Democrat The troubla
with all these definitions is that they trv to
make the word Democrat with n big ''D' cover
all that the word democrat with little "d' covers
oesides' or course the personal fancles OF the
defner' II party could be recruited by def
hition' II every democrat would only vote the
Democratic ticket overwhelming victories would
be easy. But it will not do A Democrot &c w.
n democrat. He is n man who was a Democrot ,
and has been able TO stand it,
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
the American Museum of Natural History. with
its 6O-foot dinosaur.

A blow at one of our ancient abuses was
struck the other day by the Police Department
when the swarm of lawyers runners were
informed that they would no longer be allowed to
consult the accident records. By this prohibit
ton shysters are deprived to some extent OF the
opportunity of persuading accident victims to go
to court for redress" and if the new rule Is
rgidy enforced the custom of suing any cor
poration in sight at the time of accident will
become less prevalent.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
Nesp21ork Ilsrilp Gribtrsrs
MONDAY, JULY l, 1907.

This newspaper is Oicned end published by
the Tribune AssOciGtioR NelC York corpora
tion; Office and principal place Of business, Yro-
0ne Building, No 154 Nassau street, NciC York;
Ogden Mills. president; NGthCniel TUftle, sec
retarv and treasurer The address of the Off
Gers is the office OF this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
A nlusen ents.

AERIAL GARDEos-s:30-The IIoneymooners.
A1EAMBRA- daville.
BRIGHTON Brighton Beach
CANARSlE-Ciolden
SASlNt-S:l5-Fasc Flora.
CGtsEE ISLAND - Luna Park - Dreamlauc - Bostock
Arena.
EDEN MCSEE-The World IN Wax
Ga BRICK -s;3e-Caught the Rain.
fAMMERSTEIN ROOF-2:f5-s:l s:l5-NaudeviHe-
HERALD SfeEARE-s:15-The Orchid.
sARDlS DE S:3O-Naudeyille.
LfRIC-S:I5-The Road Yesterday.
MADISON SQUARE ROOF GARDEN-6:So-Ihe MAID
and the Millionaire.
6ArOY-S:15-The Man OF the Hour
ST. NICHOLAS GARDEN-s-Kaltenborn Concert
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

ing the enactment Of still more stringent laws.
There certainly is need of a fuller recognition
and more effective conservation of both public
and private property rights in trees. At present
TO smash a window or to deface building Is
regarded as far more serious misdemeanor
than merely to rip the bark or lop branches
from a tree Yet the damage to the building
may be fully repaired in an hour, While that
TO the tree is irreparabe.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

Wc desire TO remind our readers scho are
cbout 10 'eGUe the city that THE TRIBUNE aciil
be sent by mail to any address in this country
or abroad, and address changed as often as de-
sired. Subscriptions may be given to your reg
plar dealer before Iecring, or, if more conUeS-
dent. hand them in at THE TRIBUNE Ofce
See opposite pGge for subscription rates.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

In reply to numerous correspondents we would
say that although there is a surplus Of $751;
100000 in it's treasury the Uncle Sam Mutual
Benefit Company will not initiate the Adams
Express Company by cutting a melon.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

Peary expects to start for the North a little
later this year than he originally intended. n
the summer should make up for lost time In the
Arctic regions as it is trying to do in temperate
iautudes' he will probably experience little en-
barrassment in forcing his ship into desirable
winter quarters
New-York tribune., 1907-07-01

The man with an elephant on his hands is
probably congratulating himself that he isn't
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
WIFE BEATER FALLS UNCONSCIOUS.

When the wife7s sister fnterceded 0h her behalf he beat the sister also.'
 "1 have never inflicted this sentence before" said the judge, Out in this case 1 feel 1t to be just. The judg. ment of the court is that you receive fifteen lashes at the hands of the sher- lf or his deputy"
 Shaefer was led from the courtroom to the jail, and the preparation for the execution of the sentence was carried on without returning Shaefer to the cell. Before he went up to the court room shaeEer told his cell mates that # he were whipped he would not finch.
 The wife beater wae stripped to the waist and his hands fastened by hand cuts to the bars of the cell. The whip, a rawhide about two feet long with six lashes about eighteen inches long at the end, had not fallen the third time before Shaefer's determination not to finch was forgotten, and his cries could be heard all over the jail.
 The whipping took place in the pres ence of Sheriff Stevens, Deputy Sheriff Bulger and Deputy District Attorneys Gus c. Moser and Fl. B. Adams. When the fifteenth lash had been struck and tho handcurs were taken of Shaefer'S wrists he sank into chair fainting. salve and soothing liniments were ap- piled to shaefer's back, and while the wounds were dressed he stretched his wrists, where the handcufrs had cut into them, and said:
 Look at those hands. In the old country black bread and work ln the fields is good enough for a woman, but here they make e goddess of her. I have worked eight years with these hands for that woman. Now look at them, and 1t was she who brought 1t about"
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
Green Kittsns.

It may all sound like a fairy tale or an echo of the nature fakir discus sions, but the fact is that Mrs. Rachel Carter of Baltimore is the proud pos sessor of five three-day-old green kit tens. not yellow nor brown nor tor toise shell. These kittens are really green, Of such a shade as the inside of a half ripe cantaloupe or the plumaga of many canary birds when instead of yellow their coats take on delicate tint of green. That the cats are purely a freak of nature seems certain, as the mother of the litter of Ave kittens iS coal black.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

Deputy Sheriff YIiolds WeaPsn Lust''y
 on Brutal Husband's Barred Back
 Until Victims Howls Are Heard
 ThroushOut the Jail.
 Firtesa lashss across the back with a cat . asas tails at the whipping post was tie punishment inflicted on Henry shaefer of Portland Ore, for beating hls wife on the streets.
 shaefer fell In a faint when the handcuns were taken onr, but revived soon after and shook hands with Dep uty Sheriff Frank Beatty, who had welded the whip,
 shaefer was arrested and soon after ward pleaded not guilty to the charge of assault and battery. Before Judge Cleland in the district court he changed his plea to guilty and asked the lenlen' cy of the court. Deputy District At torney Moser in recommending the whipping post as Shaefer's punish ment said:
 "This man has been guilty of re- heated assaults upon his wife. On one occasion he stripped her, tied her fast to a chair and beat her with a strap
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
BEWARE tf OIATAEAIs fos GkfARAA
 THAT CONTAIN MERCURY

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely dsrange the mucous surfaces. Srch artic'' g should never be used except on prescrip' tiots 8 from reputable physicians. as the damage they do Is ten fold to the good derived from them. Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Tolebo, O contains no mercury, and Is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It Is taken Internally snd made in Toledo, Ohio by by F, J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
 Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipa- tion.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
BACK GIVES OUT
Plenty Alaska Rrosders Have This
 Ezporionos
YOu box the k dueys-ovrerwork them

AOu OoN hhO n h'NhOyo WI VSSh4
 They can't keep up the continual strain.
 The back gives out-it aches and pains;
 Urinary troubles set In.
 Don't wait longer take Doan'S Kidney Pills.
 E. c. Rutland, printer, living on As- tor St, Astoria, Ore, says: "I have tried several guaranteed kidney cures but consider Doan's Kidney Pills the lest and highly recommend the remedy to my friends. My trouble had bothered me of and on for many years. had pain in the small of the back, sharp twinges when stepping or lifting, and the schi 2 bothered me great deal at night. I was tired, lanpuid and very nervous but since using Doan's Kidney Pills 1 have not had those nervous spells nor the headsches used to suffer from. The results have been great imp ovement iu the kidney secretions Doan's Kidney Pills have been so great help to me that am continuing with them, and feel sure of relies whenever suffering from these troubles"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N, r., sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
ELEs TOMORROW NIGHT

There will be a regular meeting oi skagway Lodge No. 4sl, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, at their hall, Thursday, Nov. 2S, at 8 p. m' There will be sn initiation. All visiting Elks are invited to at' tend.
 E. L. Miller,
 Acting Secretary,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
ROUND THE TOWN

MasoDIc meeting tonight. Elks meeting tomorrow night. The Jefferson will get in at 5 o'clock tonight
 The A. B. held lively session last night.
 The social wice-a-month dance will be on at Elks' hall tonight. c. B. Lamont, who is connected with the Moore Wharf company, left for se- attle on the Humboldt.
 "Dlck" Kennedy U. NJ, BurDbam were Alameda, Cal. bound passengers on the Humboldt.
 Former Chief of Police Hart has pur- chased a plumbing shop at Bremmer- ton, Wash, and is doing nicely.
 coco NJ. R. Jamieson, the popular Atlin Mining man, was on the Humboldt last night on his way south for sn extended trip.
 I. M. Ruffner and wife of Atlln. left las: night on the Humboldt for Cincin- natl, where they will remain during the winter.
 
 JF. Breeze, oi the North Columbia Gold Mining company, at Atlin, was a south bound passenger on the Hum boldt last night.
 Mir. and Mrs. James Murphy were bound for Seattle on the Humboldt yesterday. Mir. Murphy Is the efficient Head Engineer On the Georgia.
 
 The Alaskan is under obligations to the White Pass Athletic Club for cour- tesieS extended in connection with the St. Andrews dance at WhitehOrse.
 SSsS Chslie Johnson oae of the proprietors ci the Regina Hotel, Whitehorse and one of that city's most popular resi- dents is in town and will leave on the L.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
THANKSGIVING

A glass of good matured wine will help to digest your big turkey dinner, We can furnish you the best in the market. All our wines como direct from the winery aud whiSkeys from the U. s. Bond d distilleries' warehouse, Come and see us before buying else- where. You will be convinced.
 The Monogram,
 Bloom & Korach.
 Fre9 delivery. Phone 4 'd 2o'
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
TrlAind FhVera

NeB, SBhes4-That old maid h6zt d66t Is she most brdzen bofrowef knowl bfrs. Brown = Indeedi Mrs. Jones' YeB. Why, 5hly yesterday she came over to inquire if she could borrow my husband for an hour to clean hef sewing machine, thrash man who .had insulted her and disch6rge her cook.--London Scraps.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
MASONIC MEETING
Acting Secretary.

There will be special communIca- tion of White Pass Lodge No. llS, F. S A. NJ, Wednesday evening, Nov. 27r 1907, at it's hall, No. 225, Fourth avenue. Work in the E. A. degree.
 Sojourning and visiting members are requested to meet with us.
 By order of the W. M.
 T.J, Standish, $ ecretary
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
SOLO TOURNAMENT

A Prize Solo Tournament will begin ct the Pack Train saloon tonight. Tick cts will be awarded for games won and the holders of the largest number of credits will, at the end of the tourna- ment, be awarded he handsome prizes which arc on exhibition ct ths Pack Train Ser.
 255.6t Shea & Pstten.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
suspieious.

Horse Dealer-'E jumps well, 's trots beautiful. 'e's as quiet aS Q lamb, and I'll let you ave I'm cheap. Possible Purchaser Why. what's wrong with him2-London Answers.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
BETTER PREPARED THAN EVER

Having put in 0 steam boiler and other machinery we are better pre- pared thun ever to do frst-class work on short notice.
 5-23.tf Sksgway Laundry
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
Pretty Bad.

"well,p asked sdnjay, what do you think of the cigar? My doctor especial ly recommended that brand to me-"
 "H'mw coughed Knox. "So be wants to cure you of the tobacco habit, ehT Philadelphia Press,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
Her Miseion.

"she always reminds me of public ofRce."
 That's curious"
 Not so very. She's continually seek ing the man, you kuow."-Chicago Rec ord-Herald.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
WOOD THAT WILL BURN

All kinds of stovewood delivered on short notice. General baggage and e'. press business.
 The Alaska Transfer Co.,, Phone No. 10, 25l-ts
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

A. B. Towne and wife will leave on the Jefferson for Seattle this evening. Mir. Towne has been drawn on the Ju- neau jury and expects to be at Juneau about the first of the year to attend the session of Court.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
YE MUST BE BORN lGA!N

Have a new Born suit or overcost, Get your orders in for Thanksgiving and Xmas. You will make no mistake when you leave your orders with the American TailorS,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free in place of tea or coffee. Come on boys.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

Oyster Cocktails and Eastern Oysters on the half-shell, for private families and wholesale, at the Vienna Bakery.t
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
Fresh Meat

The Frye-Bruhn Go. keep all kind of fresh meat constantly on ha nd.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
sEAGWAY WEATHER BUREAU REPORT

skagwsy, Nov. 27, 1907. The weather conditions aE SkAgway for the 24 hours preceding noon today were as follows:
 Max, Temp. above zero Min. .2S above |" Mean .........34 above " Temp. at noon...........4O above Precipitation, ......... .OO
 H. D. Clark,
 Volunteer U. S. Weather observer
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

Woman is a thing of beauty and an expense forever-Life.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

WANTED-A new or second hand afc. IrQuire at The Alaskan.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27
on1r Ouo -RRoMo oUININE"

Only One "BROhO oUANAhE
 That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUIN- INE. Look for the si mature of E. w.. GROVE. Used the World over to Cure cold in One Day. 25c F
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

All the delicscies of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-11-27

There viii bs Thanksgiving service at the Presb, terian Church tomorrow SC il a. m. All are cordially invited to attend.
 E. B. Barteau, cashier for the ". r, & '. railroad at Whitehorse, is in the city and will return with the excursion crowd Friday.