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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-10-11

Memphis, Tenn, Oct. 5.-With bands
playing, children singing and enthusi-
astic men shouting the slogan of deep
waterways, Memphis threw wide open
her gates Friday afternoon to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, a score of governors
and many other distinguished men of
the Mississippi valley. The president
arrived on the steamer Mississippi
shortly after l o'clock. The bluffs
overlooking the river were packed
with people who gave the chief execu-
tive a warm welcome. AS the steamer
landed the whistles of all craft in the
harbor were sounded Immediately
following the steamer Mississippi was
the steamer Alton, carrying visiting
governors and other notables. When
all had landed the president was con-
Quoted to a carriage by Gov. Patter-
son of Tennessee and Mayor Malone
of Memphis and the most imposing
parade ewes given here was begun.
The president was continuously
cheered throughout the march. The
city was waving mass of colors, not
only along the line of the parade but
along many other streets as well. When
the presidents carriage turned into
Main street he was saluted by a regi-
ment of confederate veterans, who,
from that point acted as a bodyguard
The president arose and warmly greet
ed the grizzled warriors of a half cen
fury ago.
President Roosevelt departed from
his printed speech in several in
stances. Speaking of the confederate
guard of honor, he said it was a touch
ing sight to see these old confederate
soldiers carrying tie flag of this great
union. If any one wanted to know
how they would fight for that flag LET
him ask the boys in blue how they
fought against 1t. He said, with EN-
phasis, that he was as much the presi
dent of the South as of the North
and was devoted TO its interests He
said he was half a southerner and
when he told of two or three of his
uncles having worn the gray he was
tremendously applauded.
Speaking of a deep water channe
from the gulf to the lakes the presi
dent said he favored rapid improve
ment of the Mississippi river.
Like Davy Crockett, the grea
Tennesseean," he said, Il favor his
motto: BE sure you are right, theI
90 ahead and this deep water problem
is almost up to the 'go-abead' stage
but we want to oe sure about It."
When the president closed his ad
dress he was driven rapidly to hi
train at the Missouri Pacific Railroad
station and departed at O'Clock 70
Lake Providence, La, for a hunting
trip.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-10-11
River TRIP ENDS
President Roosevelt Arrived at
Memphis on Schedule Time on
Steamboat Mississippi.
He met A NOISY WELCOME
Delivered a Characteristic Speech at
Deepwaterways Convention and
Immediately Left for His Hunt
ing Grounds In Louisiana.

st. Louis, Oct. 3.-Welcomed by
screaming whistles, Changing bells,
laundering intonations Of bursting
bombs and the huzzahs from thou
sands of human threats, President
Roosevelt landed at st. Louis at s'47
o'clock Wednesday morning, marking
the first stop on his voyage down the
Mississippi river from Keokuk, Ia, to
Memphis, Tenn, where he will attend
the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Water Way
association convention Friday. The
cruise is the presidents active re-
Spouse to a general invitation from the
governors of the states along the
Mississippi river, given in the belief
that he will be so impressed with the
enormous waste of freight carrying
energy that he will exert powerful in
fluence in favor of committing the
government to act with definite and
larger spirit toward deepening the
great inland channels for navigation
by ocean-going craft.
Carlo, ILL.,, Oct 4.-When President
Roosevelt stepped ashore here at 8
o'clock Thursday he manifested every
evidence of having spent a comforta-
BILE night on the steamboat Mississippi
and his spoken word confirmed the
impression made by his appearance.
He retired about midnight Thursday
night and there was little to disturb his
rest except two or three demonstra-
lions on the shore, which though vio-
lent while they lasted were necessar-
lily of brief duration. Quiet as was
the after hours of the night for his
country's chief magistrate the first
portion of it was fully occupied. He
was the guest at dinner on the steam
er Alton of the bushes mems league
of st. Louis and with that entertain
ment and the speech-making and con-
versation that followed his dinner his
time until almost II o'clock was al
most fully taken up. The dinner was
regarded by all as an event of rare &C.
currence, and when the president had
said his final farewell not a few were
heard to remark that it would become
historic. The important feature was
the fact that the scheme of ship
channel from the gulf to the lakes
received an impetus which all be-
lieve will do much toward insuring
the earnest pressing of the enterprise
The occasion was also notable in that
in addition to the president it was at
the members of the inland waterways
commission and several representa-
tives of the bushes world of st. Louis.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-10-11

I had Catarrh for about fifteen
years, and no man could havo
boen worse. I tried everything
I could hear OF, but no g09d roi
could see q little Improvement
from tho first bottle, and after
taking It a short while was cured.
This was six years ago, and 1 am
as well today as any man. think
Catarrh is q blood diseaso,p and
know there is nothing OF earth
better for the blood than =. 3. =.
Nobody thinks more OF s. s.. s.
than do. NJ, MA-SON.
Lapeer, Mich.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-10-11

PILESE0 ESEEY I TIL egREP II
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
Lack of Terminal Facilities


Lack of terminal facilities. in the opin-
ion Of our intelligent contemporary. the
Portland Oregonian, accounts in very con-
siderable part for the apparent inability
of the railroads 10 handle their business
at present. The view is not new. and it
has been frequently limited at by the
railroad managers themselves.
It is complained that the railroads are
no longer able TO get their cars in and
out of the yards and terminals of the
larger cities. They cannot get their cars
promptly loaded and unloaded. or re-
turned 10 the places where they belong.
As a result. the business of the country
has been TO an extent paraIyzed for
weeks past on account of what is called
the "freight7ar famine" Yet il is stated
that freight cars by the tens of thousands
are standing on sidetracks and packed
into freight yards, all in one weltering
chaos of hopeless mismanagement. It
would appear that we have simply
reached the climax Of a situation that
has been coming on for years.
1t is true, as stated by the Oregonian.
that lack of terminals is hard to excuse
But an important fact which our con-
temporary overloOks. at least from the
Eastern STANDPOINT is that for the past
few years the big railroad systems in
this part of the country have been spend
ing hundreds Of millions in many of the
large ceuterS of distribution for the en-
largement Of their terminal facilities. The
Pennsylvania Railroad and the New York
Central have each expended tens Of mil
lions of their earnings on their terminals
in New York alone. What these roads
are doing in the metropolis. they and
other transportation companies are doing
in other cities. In the course Of a short
time, therefore, we may look for sub
stantiaI relief from cramped and made
quate terminal facilities
1t Is obvious that the railroad manage
ment of the country began too late to
recognize the necessity Of bringing the
transportation facilities abreast Of the
times Now that the situation has been
made clear. il may be expected that more
earnings of the roads than heretofore
have been allowed Will be diverted 10
physical improvements, and that inefi-
eient management will be supplanted. to
the end not only that the public shall be
better served, but also that the earning
powers of the properties shall be kept up
TO their highest point. The railroads are
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
Going Too Far.

We admit tine most intense admiration
for "Old Borax," more politely but not
more affectionately known as Dr. Harvey
w. Wiley, chief chemical sharp of the De
Tartnent Of Agriculture. He has made
some highly interesting experiments dur
ing his occupancy of that office, and his
published conclusions and suggestions
anent the subject of food have especially
arrested attention and commanded deep
and abiding respect
It is possible. however. for even the
most careful and honest Of zealots to be
led into error Of judgment, and give con-
sequent uttcrance TO painful mistakes and
dangerous advice. We believe that "Old
BoraX'' had made such mistake in an
nouncing the highly interesting fact
that it is possible 10 make a good. whole
some whisky from ordinary sawdust-
so good, in fact that it IS not 10 be
differentiated by mere sense Of taste alone
from the finest Kentucky bourbon.
As a beautiful and noteworthy chemical
accomplishment. no doubt this viii appeal
strongly 10 the professional and the savant.
but the dissemination of such knowledge
among the laymen-the common run of
mankind. so 20 speak-seems TO us to be
something not dictated by caution or a
tit and proper regard for the prominent
and weIl-dedned characteristics of human
nature, as it, exists and has existed for
thousands Of years. Informing a fellow
scientist that the transformation of a
handful of sawdust into a pint Of pala-
table bourbon is one thing; letting the
general run Of folks know that all neces-
sary for the manufacture Of the said
bourbon is a handful of chips. a hot fire.
and an old coffee pot is quite distinctly
and most emphaucaIIy another
we have no doubt that DR. Wneys ex-
periments, researches. and demonstrations
have been conducted with an eye wholly
single 10 the public veal and welfare.
Within proper and sharply defined limits
his conclusions are public property. but
in the case herein cited it cannot fail TO
impress the thoughtful that the doctor.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13

in his excess of patriotic zeal, has over
shot the mark. and has unwittingly set
his fellow-cOuntrymen out upon a road
OF individual experiment calculated to
lead them into paths OF uncertainty and
questionable propriety.
To be sure. the production of sawdust
bourbon is noteworthy from an esthetic
and purely experimental point Of view,
but to point out the distiilery in the wood
pile coupling with the pointing an an
.nouncement Of the peculiarly persuasive
and sometimes irresistibly seductive pos
sibilities concealed therein, is, we are in
clined to think. procedure freighted with
infinite possibilities Of dire and disastrous
consequence.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
NEW HOMES IN MARYLAND.
Electric Communication Soon 10
Bring Two Cities Closer Together.

Electric Communication Soon TO
Bring Two Cities Closer Together.
Commenting on the rapidly approaching
completion of the new electric road be-
tween Washington and Baltimore, the
sun of that city SAYS:
THE construction of this road viii mean
much 20 Baltimore, Washington. and An
napJlis. The latter city has been grow
ing more and more in favor as a place
for residence, especially among retired
officers OF The army and navy. Being the
seat of the Naval Academy and of re-
fined and cultivated society. with a beau
ufuI location on the water, and a mild
and delightful climate. Annapolis is an
ideal city for homes With cheap. rapid.
and direct communication with Washing
ton the growth of the Ancient City should
be greatly and rapidly increased. The in
crease in the facilities of travel between
Baltimore and Washington, especially if
the cost of the tickets is reduced, can
not fail 10 benefit both cities in "a marked
degree. There are in Baltimore a great
many thousands of people who have never
seen Washington. There are thousands
Of others who would go there constantly
TO hear the debates in Congress and visit
the many interesting places in the Capt.
tai There are thousands of people in
Washington who desire to come TO Balu-
more to visit friends. A low rate
of fare would open up an immense
travel, and the room for increase is so
great that it may make the electric road
mr. F
with the business of the steam roads. In
fact, it is said TO be the expectation of
the electric road company to create new
business in great volume"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
And Now Cnmes InmaI


And now it is the Iowa legislature.
Roosevelt, 20; Cummins. :; Shaw. .; Taft.
&; Root L Second choice preferences:
Taft, 10: Cummins Z; Shaw. z; La Fol
lette, >; Root. 1; Deneen, /; Beveridge, ].
"One Democrat declared Roosevelt was
his choice. and one Republican intimat-
ed he would vote for Bryan. Seven Of
those naming Roosevelt named Cummins
as second choice. Nineteen gave Roose-
welt as both first and second choice.
Last week the Republican legislatures of
Nebraska and South Dakota were polled
on this interesting question. with the
same ominous Roosevelt The
Republican convention Of the state Of
Washington last October declared its be-
lief that the American people would de-
mand Of Theodore Roosevelt the sacrifice
involved in his agreeing TO serve them
again as candidate and President About
the same time the Republican State con-
vention of Kansas gave voice TO a sim
liar belief
Divers and sundry statesmen have re-
Gently emerged from the inner chambers
of the Executive offices with outgivings
that denote discussions Of the topic with
the President himself. Senator Depew
told the waiting reporters that he had
boldly proclaimed TO the President the
conviction that the people would listen 70
10 decliuation Former Representative
Martin, Of South Dakota. gave out "a
carefully prepared statement setting forth
the logic of events that point inevitably to
a denomination.
Meantime, the occupant Of the White
House goes on about his business. no
man has refused the nomination Of a great
party for President No patriot could re-
fuse the mighty Office if chosen by a spou-
taneous movement of his countrymen.
Only once has a third-tcrm movement
been started, and then it was narrowly
defeated by cabal of politicians. There
is small room for doubt that had Grant
been nominated then he would have been
elected. But the people have elected
Theodore Roosevelt only once. Besides.
the third term is no longer a bogey. Who
is frightened by it? Not the people; only
some Of the politicians. For the present.
at least, the people have been delivered
from the hands of the politicians.
Observe that in the Iowa legislature
zone Democrat declared Roosevelt was
his choice. and one Republican fntimat-
ed he would vote for Bryan" Observe.
also that in the same assemblage of the
peoples representatives, Robert Martin
La Toilette received only two votes to
one for Elihu Root, St8ws sometimes
show which way the wind blows.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
MAY BE CONSCRIPTED.
VIII the People Renominate RoOse-
welt in spite of All Opposition:

From the New YORK World
IN Mr.. Roosevelt's case the demand for
his denomination comes from the soil and
the factory. Managing politicians Of HIS
party are not cIam0ring for him. A secret
poll Of the United States Senate probably
would not show ten Roosevelt votes, and
il is likely that a majority of them would
be cast by Southern Democrats. In the
House the result would be more hattering
10 the President, but it would foreshadow
anything but a stampeded convention.
In general the leaders of M Roosevelt's
party. so far as there are any except
himself, are opposed TO his denomination.
lie himself is opposed 10 II. The great
financial and corporation interests Of the
country are opposed to it. Apparently
nobody wants Roosevelt except the people.
and they have very definite opinions on
the subject
Can the President with the aid OF the
party machinery prevent his own uomina-
ton? Obviously it is going to require
something more strenuous than the pen
ming Of formal statements to prevent con
scripticn.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
INFLUENCE OF OXFORD.
Rhodes Scholars There Ac-
auire Feeling of ExeIusiveness.


From the Chicago Post
oxford is having the effect on the
Rhodes scholars that the imperiaHst
dreamer desired. few of the Rhode
SLAMS have put their ideas in print and
each of them gives one a similar impress
sion of the result of the experiment. The
great university has made the American
youths sincerely welcome. At first they
have seen from the outside the undemo-
cratic exclusiveness which is the hall
mark Of the oxford man, and they have
dislilIed IT, But with time they are taken
in themselves and made sharers in the
traditions so irresistibly perpetuated by
the corps Of tutors ever replenished from
the ranks of the graduates.
When the young Americans acquire the
point Of view of the Oxford man they
become as exclusive" as the best They
are Incorporated in the tight fraternity
OF English aristocrauc traditionalsm.
One of the American boys writes Of -
democracy in the higher levels" az OK
ford, a self-contradictory phrase. He
remarks with a tinge Of sncobishness:
1T was Old Gorgon Graham, think,
who could not grasp the atmosphere
proposition: men of his kind rarely
can. These sentences are meant TO con
vey THE deep sense Of privilege which
an American at Oxford feels" They at
least indicate the welding Of sympathy
with the dominant minority that Cecil
Rhodes. who always stood for imperial
ism. hoped for IL is not imaginable that
the influence one way or the other viii
be generally appreciate. but il is certain
that three years residence At the English
university inspires admiration for ahd
loyalty to institutions and customs which
are III the strict sense undemOcratic Il
was such institutions and customs. %
course, 20 which Cecil Rhodes himself
MS d.wnfna
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
Pro.neritE in the PhiIirpines.

From the Manila Daily Bulletin
The year just closed has been a year
Of achievements Constructive. CONNER
cial, legislative, and social progress has
been made. There are material evidences
of progress is agriculture. Labor-saving
machinery is slowly gaining a foothold.
A rapid extension Of Industrial education
has been "a feature Of the years work
Mining interests are growing in magui-
tude. Expensive milling plants are be
ing installed. Unsuspected mineral
wealth is being discovered in various
portions Of the group. New railways are
now an assured reality. Railway con-
struction is under way. Filipino labor is
building the new railways. The new
water works and sewer system for Ma
Mia are great advance. Many signih-
cant legislative acts have been passed by
the Philippine Commission. Stringent
financial conditions are loosening up.
The rice crops are unsurpassed. There is
general confidence among the business
interests.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
FLEETING FANCIES.

FIom the Milwaukee Sentinel
Never Mind.
If you stumble ON the road.
Never mind
If you'd like To drop your load.
Never mind.
Whining never pulled you through.
GTouching never made skies blue.
IT you're sick-the Muse won't WOO
Never mind.
II you'd like 90 write some verse.
Never mind:
II you'd ike the Muse % curse,
Never mind.
There is uaught 90 do. I wis.
But grind out such stuff as this
. And at that It isn't bliss
Never mind
Wanted TO Know.
He walked into the office with an air
Of anxiety on his face and approached the
weather editors desk.
Il would like 90 ask. he said merely
To decide Il bet. whether OF not winter
backbone has been officially broken2"
As the trap door opposite the editor
desk opened. he fell through with gasp
ing cry. Then all was still
JinEIes Good.
Il see Poet Laureate Austin has written
a HeW poem entitled Monastery Bells %
Yes How DO you like it?"
1T rhymes first rate.
Reason Discovered.
81 have just discovered why it is there
is so little snow in the streets of New
York"
Proceed "
There are SO many Thaws there"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
SALE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Judge NicoTs Attitude Criticised as
Inconsistent with National Honor.

Judge NiCoTs Attitude Criticized as
Inconsistent with National Honor.
From the Boston Transcript
The sale OF the Philippines is the issue
in the Democratic canvass for nomination
in the Eighth Virginia district, where
special election is TO be held 20 fI the
vacancy caused by the death Of Repre-
sentative Rixey. Judge Charles E Nicol.
who aspires 10 the nomination. has made
the sale Of the Islands the main plank of
his platform. He would put them on the
bargain counter. he is so anxious 20 have
us get rid of them Judge NicoI stands
apart from most Democrats. for while
they desire that we be relieved OF the
burden" few if any of them have ever
advocated the selling of the archipelago
with 100000 people either by auction or
ON private terms They are sensible
enough 10 see that if We have no moral
right 30 keep the Philippines we have no
moral right to sell them In the same
breath in which Judge Nico character
izes the Philippines as a gold brick he
proposes that We work off that gold brick
on somebody else. We can keep the
Philippines. or we can give them back to
their people with our blessing and few
precepts. Either course is consistent
with national honor, but 10 sell them for
money would be even more degrading 10
the seller than 10 the sold.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
Winning ONT a nisqrncc.

"Other maritime nations are annually spending
more than SIS o00O0 in subsidies and similar aid 20
their merchant vessels Some day the American peo-
PIE viii conclude that their lack Of a merchant ma
rine is national disgrace and VIII decide 10 wipe II
out. Philadelphia Press.
Before that is done, however, the Ameri-
can people may conclude to wipe out our
antiquated and obstructive navigation
laws, so. as TO enable our shipping inter
ests to buy and build ships, and they
may also determine TO revise the tariff
so that there may be a larger volume
OF foreign trade 10 carry between our
ports and foreign shores.
Our present national disgrace may be
materially diminished i'm both these ways
without adding to it the disgrace Of raid
upon the Treasury for the benefit of
steamship mOnOpOles.
There is often more than one way Of
doing a thing In this instance our con-
temporary has pointed out the wrong
way.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
SOCIAL DRIFT TO CAPITAL.
4 Kentucky View Of WashinEtOn's
Ascendency a. Society Center.

AScendeHcy a. society Center.
From the Louisville Comier-JourHaL
Is Washington. now the political cen
ter, TO be eventually the social center Of
the country The signs point to IL. In re-
cent years milli0naires and sO-caIled
society leaders from various cities Of the
United States have shown a market taste
for Washington life They have estab-
ished homes there. and some have built
palaces. Within the past week two OF the
wealthiest families of America, one Of
Chicago and the other Of New York. have
announced their purpose OF erecting man
sions in the capital with the aim Of
spending a considerable portion Of each
year IN that city The drift OF the society
element TO Washington IS pronounced, and
each day IL becomes more so.
This tendency shows decidedly the infu-
ence on the American mind Of European
life and customs. For in the monarchies
of Europe the society set is headed by the
official circles. The ruler tops the aris-
tocracy, and the aristOcracy is society
The court is the shrine Of the social as
pirant. Society revolves about IL and
toadies TO il. Heretofore in America each
city has had its own so-called society set.
There was no prostration before the holy
places OF Washington. In truth. there
were no holy places in Washington. There
Were no titles 10 give one admission TO
the various charmed circles; instead Of
these baubies there We're required either
money. or breeding. or nerve. OF an of
them together New York held itself up
as the abiding place Of the genuine, rari-
fed and exclusive aristocracy of the land
Daughters and granddaughter and
divers and sundry heirs OF governors. me
chanics. peddlers. and others arroEated 10
themselves the glamor of untitled nobility,
and looked upon all others not in their
particular group as being vulgar and be-
yond al hone Of social salvation.