The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-07-20

Purchase by tho government Of stock
IN some of the larger railroads for the
Purpose Of obtaining representation
upon the boards OF directors is plan
(which has been proposed to President
Roosevelt, and which, ii is reported,
he is seriously considering The step,
which would be in the direction of gov
ternment ownership, and which was the
Efrst taken by Germany before that
government acquired ownership Of
railroad, can only. be brought about
by an appropriation by Congress Of
money TO be used IN the purchase of
the stock. 1t is reported that should
The President not make the recommen-
7ation Do Congress in his annual mes
sage some of the Democratic leaders,
those in harmony With Mr.. Bryan's
government ownership plank, will in
tHoduce bills proposing the appropria-
! ton. The advocates Of the policy argue
that government supervision can ma
! terally be promoted by having a rep
resentative OF the government or the
boards OF some of the larger railroads.
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| Upon the advice of Attorney General
Bonaparte, the President has instructed
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Straus to have the census bureau make
special enumeration Of the proposed
State of Oklahoma, including the pres
| ent territory of Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory, for the purpose Of de-
| termining the distribution of population
| among the subdivisions into which the
! State win be divided should the new
| constitution be approved at the polls,
] The administration understands that
this constitution would be likely to
| gerrymander the State favorably to the
| Democrats The work on the new CEN
| sus is to be commenced as soon as the
I necessary blanks can be provided. Will
lam c. Hunt, chief statistician Of the
! census bureau, Will have immediate 81
| pSvfston of the work in the field.
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The completeness Of the restoration
! Of ''Od Ironsides," on which the Navy
| Department has been at work for come
time, has lately been attested by the
casting Of the big guns with which the
! snip will be armed. There are forty
four Of them, duplicates Of the famous
| old pieces with which the Constitution
fought IT'S famous battle with the
Guerriere Each of them weighs three
\ ~ hy,r
sive Of its carriage. The carriages are
| also faithful reproductions, made after
old drawings and prints. When all the
! work on the Constitution is finished
| the modern visitor who steps aboard
wifi have the sensation Of passing into
! another century in history and another
| era In naval architecture and equip
! ment; and the chances are that no one
will ever again want to ''tear her tat
tered ensign down."
Regular ambassadors and minister,
! TO foreign countries are hedged in by
rules, instructions and customs which
sometimes limit their efficiency. OF
amount Of neighborly visiting between
the nations in the persons Of informally
! credited representatives Mr.. Root, or
! his visits to South America and Cana
da, kept all the time the attitude of a
| friendly tourist with no business but tc
! carry greetings and study The countries
! he visited. This summer he is going to
! Mexico on a similar mission, and Mr.
[ Taft will go to japan. By means OF
these Visits much can be done for 81
plomacy which cannot be performed b.
regular departments Of state.
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The treaty drawn last February be
tween the United States and Santo Do
Roosevelt at his Oyster Bay home, il
having already been ratified by the Do
njnican Congress and the United States
Senate~ This treaty settles definitely
| the question of the collection Of Domin
F! team revenue and makes the island re
public virtually an American depen
3ency.
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There seem to be very few occasions
Upon which President Roosevelt deems
It advisable to lay aside the protection
OF q revolver. His practice Of carrying
a weaYon has again been advertised
this time through the discovery made
by one Of the Masonic functionaries to
whom fell the task Of tying the apror
about the Presidents waist at the lay.
Eng of the corner stone Of the new Ma
sonic building in Washington.
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Attorney General Bonaparte has