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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
His square Deal" Plan.

Perhaps Theodore Roosevelt does not
recognize IL. but as public man.
from the very beginning. he has not
concerned himself with theories OF gov
eminent looking 90 the increase of tho
production Of wealth. he left school "a
Iree-trader and protection and thp
laws that have amaSscd our national
wealth have appealed to him as some
tnlng 10 be let alone for the present
Al base his concern has been and -
the equitable distribution of our ma
uonal wealth The term. the square
zeal, translated into simple language
means that this Government shall
guarantee to every man every dollar
that ne honestly earns, and ne NAV be
sure OF getting IL only when no other
man SHAH nave a dollar that ne does
not actually earn OF course that is
NOT socialism IL is merely Justice
IL is neither fantastic. Utopiau nor So
clllSJlc 20 insist. for instance that the
people OF this country shall cease nav
ing transportation rates made high
enough 10 pay fixed charges upon
stocks and bonds SO highly watcred
that 40 per cent Of the value is stolen
value. II is not the wild dream OF an
idealist to demand that TRANSFORMATION
charges be based, not on the need az
the service to the user, thereby cap
i'ailzlnE me users mtsfortUnes; but
70 insist that transportation charges
hc based upon the cost OF the service
This Is the common sense basis Of
Theodore RooseveIt's contention in his
hight for the rate law. Stripped Of IT'S
verbiaec. il means that every investor
in railroad stocks and bonds is entitled
10 his interest upon the actual proD-
crty Of the railroad: that every simmer
shall pay his part of that interest
plus The cost OF transporting the shin
pCr'S goods. no more and no lose
There II nothing visionary i'm this
nothing that common honesty does ,,ot
see plainly. yet the mUneyed interests
Of this country Will fight this proDosi-
ton through all the courts. and only
the earnest determination OF the Dao-
pie TO see justice done VIA bring about
justice in this matter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
A Youth When Representative.

Roosevelt came to the Presidency
after nearly twenty years IN pubIIc
life. duriaE which he had been elected
70 ONCE by the people bat three times.
when he was elected 20 the LeeisIa-
ture; when he was elected governor.
and when nc was elected Vice Presi-
dent. In Mr.. Roosevelt's first election
he was a youth. and he SLIPPED into
Office without any compromises such
as manv men make who 60 to the
LEGISLATURE In these days His sec
ond election made him governor. and
I'm that campaign he ran 10 save his
party. so there was no compromising
campaign hack OF that election. In
his Vice Presidential election he was
kidnapped and carried into the hastings
against his will so that when ne be
came President no one could come IN
Tho back stairs Of the White House 20
collect bill for services rendered.
Therefore Wall street was caught
short on Roosevelt stock when he came
into office. and n panic was threatened.
For Wall street knew Theodore Roose-
volt only as a rash young man who
had dared to institute a campaign
against encroaching corporate wealth
while governor Of New York: and be
cause with HIS rashncss he had com
blned political cunning and a sure
knowledge Of the game Of politics.
Wall street feared him. They feared
him. not for what ne said about them.
but for what he had done 20 them.
He had pushed a law through the New
York Legislature. which Wall street
thought had been bought aud paid for.
compelling corporations To pay their
share Of taxes. His efficiency had
made him dangerous iu Albany. and
those who were uneasy while .Roose-
vert was governor were appalled, at
the thought Of what he might do i'm
Washington. And coming events cast
their shadows before on the tickers
In Wall street the day that Roosevelt
took the oath Of office For Wall
street knew then what the world has
since lcarned-how crooked were the
walls Of high finance Wall street
knew then what would happen to De
pew and Plat and Mccall and to
Alexander AND 10 Hyde and % Nor
gan. II the mask Of resuectabiIity were.
once broken
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
Settles ConI Strife.

After the victory for Cuban reci-
pPoofty came the settlement OF the
coal strfke-a victory for sheer right
eousaess unarmed. Then came the
attack upon the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific merger. end then
came the preliminary contest for the
rate bill, IN the last session of tine
Congress OF 1902 and 1903. In that
Congress The ground work was laid
for the great contest that was ended
when the recently enacted rate bill
became law. And this groundwork
was not legislative. but ethical. The
passage Of the law creating the De
partment Of Commerce and Labor
made IT plain TO the people that the
Government had rights IN the pri-
vate affairs Of men and the semi
private affairs Of corporations. a fact
which before that time. as nation
we had recognized only vaguely. But
the clause In the law which give the
department the right to examine the
books Of any business concern. vir-
tUally made II clear 20 men who
think that there Is no private business
I'm this country; that we are an part-
Hers in our civilization; and that We
arc indeed our brothers keepers. The
Elkins law. passed by The session OF
Congress that enacted the law Great
Ing the Department Of Commerce and
Labor. revived national hope that the
railroad might be brought under Fed
oral. control. That law was a wedge.
just as tho suit brought against the
Beef trust was q wedge. and the dis
"ussiOn OF tho trusts by the PresI-
dent and his Cabinet iu a score OF
public addresses were wedges. in the
timber OF Grass iuIIyiduaIfsm that en-
croaching capital l1d been uattiuv
across the door of progressive thought
ana progressive legislation in this
country for a generation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
His Place In History.

1t seems to be settled that Theodore
Roosevelt is to have a place in history.
though. OF course, the wise gambler
and II Roosevelt is to have a place i'm
history along with those immortal
names that are not born To die. Is il ina
order 70 ask, Why2 What has he done
To be sure, he has fought the battles
OF peace. both abroad and at home
lie has won from the world a r.corni-
tOn of the dignity and power of sim
Tle justice unadorned by The frills OF
diplomacy: and for the people AT home
ne mas Won some peaceful victories
in the preliminary struggles against
the encrOaching greed of ORGANIZED
capital. To be sure. he has issue,I
certain orders that have tenporarii,-
helped TO purify politics. and ne has
made ife uncomfortable for those who
would steal from the public tress,,,-,-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17

matter how we'll convention allied thsA
stealing NAV have been. no mat1GI
how respectable they have been c. n
sinered- Tho tremendous effect OF hia
precepts and his consistent examIle
upon the mental he bits OF this people
Is incalCulable The seed has fallan
upon gOOt ground The power FOR
Righteousness that this seed has gOn-
Grated among men is fe,t in the stir
ring roots of humanity. wherever IL
can be manifested Before this dynA-
mic power FOR justice and equity IN
politics and in business and in the
simpler relations o. life. greed. in the
form OF sggrandiZiUg capital and class
feeling. must 60 down. rs caste went
down before Righteousness under
Washington and Franklin IN the Amer
i"an Revolution. and human slavery
went down before Righteousness under
Lincoln "a nj Grant
But. Of course. the millennium Is not
al hand IL did not follow Washing
tons victory. nor LincOln's. and II
viii not follow ROosevelt's. Waves Of
democracy rise and fall back. but the
tide is flowing in At the end of every
great fight the heroes dismOunt and
night their battles over, and while the
people are cheering. the looters plum
der; so II was after Yorktown, after
New Orleans. after AppOmattoX. Then
new heroes come to stop the plumber
ing. And that is why. when the half
gods go the gods arrive. Roosevelt IL
one Of the new gods-that is all; and
some day he wiz be half god and go
when the new gods conc. For thus
man moves the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.

Copyright 1907. by s. S. Mcclure Coz
T BE great campaign Of 90 was
fought and won on the issue
OF prosperity Prosperity
was the end which both
parties sought; il was no
where regarded as merely n
means to the ends Of just and equi-
table living Men were told. not
that they would get justice. not
that they would have an equitable
share in the wealth Of the country,
but that they would have fun dinner
pals. and. being hungry. they reached
for the most substantial meal In
sight So Hanna land Mckinley rose
and became national figures.
Mckinley took care OF the politics
OF he prosperity propaganda. and
Hanna took care OF the business end.
Hanna represented the Government
upon Wall Street. Mckinley represent
ed II among tho PEOPLE. Mckinley cav
TO II that the dinner pals were kept
full, and Hanna saw to II that no spe-
cial privilege was disturbed. The end
Of government was prosperity: the
end OF the oiti1sn was prosperity.
But the cash register wa not in
tende 70 be the oon6ctencs OF tbs
american people. And tho pendulum
began 20 fall away from prosperity
as an end tustifylnE any means, and
began 70 swing toward prosperity a.
merely . means toward en- end OF
rightsouEness On the day when Prssi-
dent Mckinley declared for tariff re-
vision and reciprocal treaties, in his
famous Buffalo address. But the work
Uf cooling OF the nation would have
been a harder task for President Nc
. kInlcy than II was for President
Roosevelt, for Hanna had given bond
20 Wall Street that Mckinley would
keep the peace. Mckinley would have
been compelled 10 forfeit his bond. No
one doubts that he would have forfeit
cd It; but no one had thought to give
bond for Theodore Roosevelt. No fat
had been fried to grease the wheels OF
the machinery that made his calling
and election sure. He was put on the
ticket partly 20 strengthen Il IN the
west, but chiefly TO prevent him. as
governor Of New York. from berom-
Ing dangerous Presidential cnnaI-
date In 1904
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17

state business lie is seeking 10 give
back 10 the people who are partners in
the making of the vast fortunes in the
country, the uneaTned increment
which years add 20 every great for
tune; and, through some forms Of an
income tax, he hopes 20 make The liv
lng owners of large fortunes pay. 20
the country which furnished the OPP
portuniie5 for accommodating those for
tunes. an adequate portion Of the cost
OF maintaining this nation. In word.
President Roosevelt. I'm these meas
ures- is looking toward an equitable
distribution or the property of this
country among the people whose laws
insming peace and prosperity made
Sihle
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17

SaPanese-Russlan war was secured
~ note 70 the powers. sent out by
President Roosevelt. Russia was re-
minded OF the wrongs done to the
jews at hishinef, and Rumania was
reminded of the oppression OF The
Jews. by President Roosevelt That
record Of diplomatic endeavor. always
Tor peace. always for the wenk who
were oppressed. and against the
strong, was encompassed in four
years No other ruler in the world
has ever excelIed * in ten times four
Years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17
Worlds Peace ChamnIon.

II e a pleasant coincidence that the
preached the doctrine OF equality OF
opportunity, who has been the cham
plon OF the equitable distribution OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-17

F ebruary II, 1902
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-17
FOR DRY DOCK
At THIS PORT
Mr.. TaWney of Minnesota Will
Fight for It---PearI Har-
Dor Matter.

| Another batch of letters from mem
| bers of Congress on the subject of
| Pearl HarbOr Improvement came to the
| Chamber of Commerce in the Siberia IS
mail While all are favorable, two are
especially strong in support, respective
ly, of providing navigation facilities
and defenses at Pearl Harbor, and a
dry dock at the port of Honolulu as
the writer expresses himself.
81 am heartily in favor of the pro
ject,' Loring P. Manager of Pennsyl-
vania writes along with remarks on the
Importance of Pearl Harbor.
James A. Tawney of Minnesota,
chairman of the House committee on
appropriations, discusses a dry dock at
Honolulu at considerable length. He is
very emphatic in his opinion of the
necessity of such maritime conve-
nience here, going to the length of de-
claring that he would work for. it in
preference to a certain other PROPOSE
ton named in behalf of mainland
port.
Those who have replied in general
terms, acknowledging the receipt of the
Chamber g memorial and promising to
give the matter their careful attention,
include:
Geo. w. Smith, Illinois, chairman of
House committee on private land claims.
G. Washburn and Ernest W. Roberts,
Nicholas Longworth, Ohio.
G. E. Waldo and w. Bourke Cochran,
New York.
Ernest NJ. Pollard, Nebraska.
W. B. Lamar, Florida.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-17
THE BELL TELEPHONE
MONOPOLY IS ENDED

Announcement was made yesterday
by the American Telephone Tele-
graph Company, the parent Bell Tele-
phone Company, to its local representa-
tive, the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
Company, that hereafter the Western
Electric Company, which manufactures
instruments for all the Bell companies,
would sell telephones to all buyers.
The new arrangement is expected to
result locally in very large increase
of rural lines connecting with Bell
toll lines. There are now on the coast,
in the States of Washington, California
and Oregon, $4,000 farms with build
ings on them. Of this number, 10000
have telephones. A total of 2S6 COM
panies have connection with Bell toll
lines, serving 10000 subscribers.-S. F.
Bulletin
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-17
HASTINGS
ON CONCERT. STAGE

Frederick Hastings, the young Bos-
ton baritone who was appointed direc-
tor of music at the Oahu College, Ho-
nolulu, in preference to hundred other
applicants, has been engaged for the
concert stage by R. E. Johnston, New
York, concert manager of Nordica, Ger
'ardy, ct al Johnston IS Musical Bulle-
tin says:
Hastings went to Honolulu stran-
ger in the land, and after his singing
had won the people, and his work as
music director at the college proved
successful, he discovered that Governor
Carter of Hawaii was his cousin-a
condition that, while it had been of no
service to the young man in getting him
his first professional footing in Homo
lulu, served him greatly in social way.
Hastings voice, a rich and powerful
baritone, will, tits said, prove reve-
lation to the music world
"The young man is heralded as the
most dramatic baritone in America.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-17
FORMER HONOLULANS
IN SAN FRANCISCO

A letter received today from San
Francisco, written by long time resi-
dent here, S. C. V. Turner, tells an
interesting story of the conditions now
existing there. Notwithstanding the
telegraph, car and other strikes, the
graft trials and the mixups in politics
consequent upon the appointment of
new officers, yet there is said to be quite
boom ON in business. The latest
japanese trouble was entirely hood
lum racket quickly squelched by the
police and created only temporary in
terest.
Mentioning some former residents the
letter states that Morris Rosenberg, of
'ERed 'FRONT.' fame here, is now the
proprietor of the "Pall Mall Cafe"
high class resort, and has Hawaiian
musicians as an attraction. Birbe, the
ex-politician, is rat catching for the
s. f. Board of Health. Jack ellis has
a cafe, Larry Dee is tending at the
Jefferson hotel bar, Frank Turk is
runner for hotel, Jack Weeday is in
training for local fight.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-17

Red Cross Members Find All
Are Not Permitted to Be-
come Members.

There was good attendance at the
meeting of the Red Cross society held
in Judge Dole s court room, the second
meeting of this local branch. Judge
Dole occupied the chair calling the
meeting to order shortly after four
o clock.
Mrs w. W. Hall, the secretary, re-
| ported having received a large amount
of literature, which she proposed hav-
| ing distributed among the schools, one
set of each of the publications to the
various school principals. This litera-
| ture sets out the aims, purposes and
| organizations of the Red Cross societies.
| The sets were passed over to the Edu-
cation committee, one set being kept
on file.
Congressman Longworth, in a letter,
expressed his pleasure and that of Mrs.
Longworth at the organization of To-
cal Red Cross branch in Hawaii. Mrs.
Mabel T. Boardman also by letter con-
graduated the members of the branch
on the organization, promising to re-
produce the account of the organization
from the Advertiser in the official Red
Cross journal at Washington.
w. R. Castle presented the report Of
the special committee on bylaws,
stating that all bylaws must conform
with Federal law, the Red Cross being
part of the United States govern
ment. The limitations imposed on local
branches and the powers conferred on
them by law were explained by Mr..
Castle, who then presented the draft |
bylaws prepared by the committee.
The discussion of the bylaws brought |
out the fact that only American citi-
zens were eligible as members of the
Red Cross, while alien residents can
become only life members. This
brought out that already many members
had been accepted who were not eligi-
bic. 1t was decided to carry the set
Element of this question up to Wash
ington.
Those present at the meeting were
Judge Dole, Mrs. W. w. Hall, Miss
Pope, Miss G. Hall, Mrs. P. C. Jones,
Mrs. Dole, Mrs. Walbridge, Pres. P. L.
Horne, Prof A. F. Grifiths, Jas. Rath,
C. FL. Cooke and W. R. Castle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-17

Cities and towns in Porto Rico are
clean, orderly and lively, bearing
abundant testimony to the good times
prevailing, while business generally is
carried on with something like the
American style of hustling.''
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-10-17
March ). 1905.

MARCH D, 1916.
Mr.. Geo w. Smith, President, Mer-
chants Association. Honolulu, T. H.
Dear Sir: Referring to the confer
ence with Mr.. Robinson, Mr.. McInerny
and yourself, in which you asked me
for a letter embodying our ideas as
to a local passenger steamer, I now
beg to place them before you here
with:
That a company be formed under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-11
INITIAL PLANS
 FOR GREAT CITY
COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN WILL HAVE CHARGE OF DETAILS OF CAMPAGlN-JERE KING IS MADE CHAIRMAN.

At the meeting of the Greater Bir- mingham committees of the different commercial organiza tions yesterday afternoon at the city hall a resolution was passed providing for committee of three to investigate the situation and select fifteen men from every section of the proposed greater city who will act as an executive committee of the Greater Birmingham campaign com mittee.
 Jere C. Rink was elected chalrma n of the meeting and the resolution pro- vides that he shall appoint this com mittee of three with himself as chair man. The selection of the fifteen mem bers of the executive committee will be carefully made so as to give every part of the district a showing. This executive committee will formulate the plan of campign and then call d meet ing of the general committee. It is expected that this general committee will number at least 100
 The severe rain of yesterday after noon caused a small attendance, but those present were as enthusiastic as ever and the Greater Blrming gham fire apepared to be burning as brightly as ever. Those present realized that the prohibition question had complete ly submerged Greater Birmingham and for that reason the campaign will be very quiet. The opinions expressed were that all of the voters read the newspapers and could therefore be noti fled within twentyfour hours of the election. The opposition from all indi- cations has all disappeared and about the only thing left is the formality of counting the votes of the registered citizens.
 The committee of three will be named by Mir. King within the next two or three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-11
HEAVY RAINFALL
 FLOODS THE CITY
MORE THAN AN INCH OF WATER FELL DURING THE AFTERNOON. NEARLY HALF AN INCH IS RE. CORDED IN 20 MINUTES.

A very heavy rainfall, beginning at 3:59 o'clock yesterday afternoon and lasting twenty minutes, was recorded at the ot- flee of the local weather bureau. The rainfall of the entire afternoon amounted to more than 1.05 inches, and at the tune when the storm was at it's heaviest the rain fell in torrents. Two distinct show CTS were recorded the first being .i5 of an inch, and the second showing 50 of an inch at o'clock. The rain continued steadily until after dusk.
 The majority of the people in the down town districts were unprepared for the rain. and when the showers seemed to be determined to continue indefinitely, they made purchases of umbrellas sufficient 10 cover the entire city. it seemed to an observer. Each dry goods and furnishing store had a big run on the rain sticks" and the manager of one of the prominent department stores stated that the sale was as heavy as he had ever experl- enced In that line.
 Many ladies were on shopping expodi- tions when the heavy shower broke Some few had the dainty ladies' paraso while others were entirely without pro lection from the beating rain.
 Observer Lehman of the local weather bureau, states that the Birmingham citi- zens may expect some fair September weather in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-11
MARK |. POTTER
 DEAD IN BROOKLYN
MAN WHO WAS A GOOD FRIEND TO BIRMINGHAM IN THE EARLY DAYS PASSES AWAY-lNVESTE HEAVILY HERE.

Capt. F. L. Demere last night received a telegram announcing the death of Capt. Mark l.. Potter at his home in Brook lyn. N Y., yesterday afternoon
 News of Captain Potters death will be received with dep regret, for he was well known here. having spent much of his time in Birmingham, owning eXten- sive property in the district.
 He came to Birmingham in the early seventies, and invested money in real es- tate He was the owner and builder of the Potter buildings, which occupy near ly a block in the central business sec tion. Until recently he owned a great tract of miner lands.
 The deceased was a great believer in Birmingham, erecting the Potter building when it seemed folly to the outsider
 He was born in Bangor, Maine, on January 1, 1920. He leaves wife, a daughter. Mrs T. w Bush of New York, and d son, w. s. Potter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-11
TOOK THE GOODS
 AT HIDE AND SEEK
YOUNG MAN WENT TO BOARDING
 HOUSE AND REPRESENTED HIM SELF AS A CHAUFFEUR-WA
 PLAYING WITH THE CHILDREN.

One of the most unique robberies in the annals of the local police force was un- earthed yesterday by Officer LaRue when he arrested C. II. Young on the charge of stealing grip from the Louisville and Nashville station on Monday.
 Upon an investigation by the officer 1t was found that Young had gone To a boarding house on Fifth avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-first streets, and representing himself as tho chauffeur of a prominent business man of the city had secured a room and board. mum Der of children were playing about tho yard and Young. according to the wit nesses. engaged them in the game of hide-and-seew.
 IL is claimed that while engaged in this game" Young went from room to room in the house and collected all the valuables that he could comfortably carry. He then made his escape from the house. The young man was arrested yesterday afternoon at o'clock at Twentieth street and Second avenue. His case will come LID before Judge Feagin this morning.