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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-01

r Mrs. Dan Embree Is visiting he
? father Derius Teeter, in Spruce town
ship.
Lewis R. Radford and family spen
a few days visiting in Carthage las
week.
h Miss Mildred Schoenielt, Of st
Louis, Is the guest Of Miss Classic
Meyer.
Don't miss getting one OF those
china plates given away at The
tBazar.
A big party Of Appleton City PEG.
pie have been enjoying an outing at
Haley's bluffs.
Miss Pearl Sellers, OF Osawatomie,
Kan, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Silvers.
: Mrs. Thos. Evilsizer, who had been
visiting in Nevada, returned home
the last OF the week.
The Higginsville Jeffersonisn has
been enlarged toa six column quarto
commencing with this week.
WE. Walton orders his paper to
bis address at Denver for a few weeks,
where he Is enjoying his outing.
For SALE:-15 head oil unbroken
horses for sale or trade; also / fresh
JERSEY COW with calf. 1t
MCFARLAND & Sons.
Mrs. J. E. Smith and sister, Miss
Agnes Arnold, are spending a two
weeks vacation at Excelsior Springs.
4 Chief Of Police Reavely, Of Nevada,
has given notice that the ordinance
Yin regard to weeds will be rigidly en-
Nrced.
Beginning Monday, August 9Th
to 10th, We give nice china plate
free with each dollar In trade at The
Bazaar.
Frank Teeter, Of Holbrook, Nebr.,
or msrly. Of Spruce township, this
county, sends us remittance for re
newal.
Ex-Circuit Clerk John P. Thur
man, in the real estate at Wichita,
Kansas, was In Butler Tuesday
morning.
Mrs.. 8. N. Brown, Of Kansas City,
H. been quite III at the home Of her
paEsnts, Dr.. and Mrs. Everingham, |
4 this dty.
sQur old friend W. A. Vest, Of the |
NallArd nsighborhood, was q pleas
~ 6Aller, while In Butler on bust |
- Tuesday.
NJ. Coonrod and Miss Clara Louise
nm returned Wednesday morning |
|fom > three weeks "trip to diflsrsn3
p6kt6 81 Illinois.
q Fox, Of Elkhart township. |
49, - Il
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-01

4 number OF our people are daily
andnightly visitors TO the big,dredge
boat, at work on the main ditch, In
the Island. It d reached By crossing
the river at Nyhart and following
the Foster road. The monster
dredge Incorporation is we'll worth the
trip that distance to those who never
saw one ct work. II is kept going
day, and the effect at night
b weirsd and uncany from: . dis.
tancs. 70 - II lighted By electricity,
Away Of down there Ia. Iths Narias
- Cygnss bottoms. Th4::::gsntls.
manly eontzactor, NJ. Toohsy, end
- m taks PLEASURE in showing ~
visitois a ~ = 70 b M.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

complains; the commission hears the
case and then decides that the rate is
above a reasonable figure.
Question of Discrimination.
The work Of the commission has been
largely devoted TO the suppression OF
determinations in favor OF one locality
and against another located similarly
situated so that the locality discrimi-
mated against labored under handicap
which brought upon it a great and dan
Eerous loss. We have practically
stopped discrimination as between indi-
viduals. The old rebating system is not
nearly so prevalent as it was a year or
two ago. and the railroads are all COM
ing to have a very wholesome respect
for the law. and as a rule they are try
ing TO conduct their business in con-
formity with the laws. The great pur-
pose in all our railroad laws is to put
all things and all bodies on an equal
footing. so that small manufacturing
plants may have exactly the same privi-
leges and be allowed the same rates on
railroads as the big establishments, and
so that the small manufacturers may
be able to do business in competition
with the large manufacturers. The
adjustment OF observatory railroad
practices as affecting individuals and
communities IS an important work 70
which we have been devOting a great
deal Of time And that devotion Of time
has accomplished a world of good The
repOrts Of the commission. OF course. do
not show everything that we have done
and are doing, and 1 am, therefore, jus
titled in saying that thousands Of cases
where discrimination has been abolished,
monopoly crushed, and competition
made possible. have been effected by
the commission. There have been no
special announcements of these cases.
for in many of them hearings. which
are recorded in our reports. have been
found unnecessary. Therefore, the new
laws have worked a marvellous good
and have proved Il blessing 10 many
business men, who, under conditions
that existed ten years ago, would have
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

practices prevailing at that time, out
been znnihflated under the Oppression o.
more recent law to a lie OF Sood ousa-
ness and prosperity -.-
THE commission now has me power
20 make {oint rates and through routes.
so that il is not possible for a rallroad
to refuse an alliance Win dnotheE anu
smaller road. where there mas never
been q through route" co5Ioiuded Mr.
Lane. in his summing Up Of conditions
I've have power also 70 require a rail-
road TO permit a branch road 10 make
connection with the main ro2d-the Two
roads being owned and operated by sep
arate bands of capitansts-sO that the
larger road Is not able TO kill or even
cripple the smaller road In other
words. our function IN that respect
makes Il impossible for a powerful road
10 crush cripple or ruin a small road
whose business life and existence Is only
possible by connection with the larger
road. The power OF the commission thus
gives the death knell 20 such form OF
monopoly. I can cite case where sew
eral men owned valuable coal lands IN
wyoming A railroad running nearby
refused their transportation business
evidently because they were paid strong
rates by an opposition coal company to
discriminate against them But that
railroad knew we had the power 10 COM
pei them 10 refrain from discrimination.
and when the roads officers heard the
case was to come before US on complaint
they lost no time IN suTTendering 10 the
Wyoming men who had been the victims
OF an unjust and unlawful discrimina-
ton. The road knew we had the power
10 compel IL 10 do business with the
Wyoming men and taey proceed led to
connect with them AZ once.
THAT" concluded Commissioner Lane.
was a fine example of what the powers
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission
are accomplishing today. As a tocsin,
let me cite this as our functions:
I'VE are crushing monopoly: we are
putting all men and all business con-
Germs dealing with railroads upon p
common level of privilege. and we VII
not allow railroads to control industries
by Offering rebates TO certain men and
trying 70 murder smaller concerns. That
sums the situation up accordingly 70 our
work OF today"
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
CoPley Summer Exhibition
Is Criticised in Boston

In Boston the summer exhibition OF
the Cooley Society is meeting with
somewhat severe criticism concerning
the character Of some OF the foreign
vyorl, included in the exhibition 4 ma
jority OF the art critics are OF the opin-
ion that the work from Norway, al
though selected from a period covering
several years OF work OF their best
artists. Is far from sustaining the high
place which it was expected IT would
occupy.
The reason for this expression Of dis
appointments seems 70 be found IN the
fact that while the standard OF Amer
lean art has been improving by rapid
strides the conditions OF art IN Norway
have not kept pace with the improve
ment IN our own country. american
artists have been seriously at work for
wears. and their studies have been pur-
sued in all OF the best art schools and
art centers Of Europe. When this i'm
portant period Of preparation has been
passed and our American artists have
set themselves at work to apply all OF
this study to the development OF themes
found in our Ovn country. II is seen that
American art is occupying a place OF
prominence but little understood, and
but poorly appreciated. When Z. Hop
kinsOn Smith, in reviewing the salon
held at the Corcoran Gallery OF Art last
February, stated that the American
painters are producing as good work as
is being produced abroad. and that we
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

nations hrs not wholly stopped the agi-
tation now going on in India, creating
discomfort aud a longing for independ-
ence there
Jingoes Openly Speculate.
japanese tingoes openly speculate on
the future. when there will be a Chinese
army OF 100000, differed by japanese,
and determined TO bring the yellow
blessing to Europe. These jingoes say
that we will be much better governed
by Japanese than We can be by our
selves OF course, such mad vaporing
is not to be taken too seriously and does
not represent serious japanese opinion.
But yet II muse not be wholly lost sight
OF. Accomplishment comes with oppor-
tunity. and a Chinese army governed by
Japan would give Japan the opportun-
ity OF being The mistress not alone Of
the Pacific. but of the world.
A few months ago I went through
the great Kawasakl yards at Kobe. I
saw there ship after ship in course Of
construction or nearing completion, 1
asked what these vessels were for. This
is the new Chinese navy" my guide told
me. Four years ago tie orders for these
ships would have gone TO the Tyne or
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Art and Crafts Institute
Makes Plans for Next Year

In the direction of art study an inpor-
tant innovation is being planned for the
work Of the coming year OF the Wash
ingtOn Art and Crafts Institute. an art
school which has developed from the
former school Of decorative. industrial.
and fine arts which was organized in the
Lehman building last season This new
school will be located next season near
Dupont circle and will include In Its
faculty a graduate Of the Drexel IN
stitute, and OF the Pennsylvania Acad-
envy of Fine Arts
In that portion Of its work devoted 10
historic and modern furniture II IS pro-
posed 20 teach home decoration by ac-
tual demonstration rather than by the
DRY. In the development OF this new
idea Of instruction 1t is proposed to take
I'D one BY one the several apartments OF
the modern home and 20 decorate a
room IN accordance with the most ad-
yanced artistic ideas relating tC home
decoration. This viii include apprO-
pirate mural decorations, mantel Org1a-
mentatiOn, door coverings and the fur
The room when decorated viii be opened
20 the public and informal morning
talks, or lectures VIII be given FOR the
purpose Of sustaining the theories OF az
IistiC decorations ana equipment OF fur
niLuTe- The lectures will be free, and
the opportunity 10 acquire valuable sug
gestiOns in the direction OF home FUR
nishings Will be a novel feature in the
direction OF art instruction in this city
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Photographs by Wire
Demonstrated in Berlin

The possibility OF photographs by wire
is now being demonstrated by Prof.
Korn. OF Munich. While the improve
ments Of Prof. Korn seem 20 mark q
successful advance over the progress
made in this country by Amstutz. il ap-
pears from examples OF the work as re-
produced In the current number Of Pho
tographic Times, that the process g at
best crude. and will not compare favor
ably with the methods Of reproduction
now IN use by the daily newspapers OF
the country.
KOrn has made one advance that is
notable in that he has reduced the send
ing time from forty minutes 70 six min
utes. In his process there Is noted as
IN former experiments in this direction
a tendency 20 blurring Of outlines This
may be due 20 the imperfection OF the
sending or the receiving apparatus. but
until this has been corrected the proc
ess does not seem destined 70 meet with
popular approval. for the reason thar
the public has become so thoroughly
accustomed 10 good illustrations II Will
be difficult 70 substitute inferior illus
trated matter even at the advantage Of
publishing in all sections OF the United
States daily Photographic records OF i'm
pOrtant events.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
FIRST HELIOGRAP
SHOWN At FAIR
Artists Interested in EX-
hibit Arranged by 7. w.
Smile.

While the jamestown Exposition IS
noticeably wanting in any deliberately
prepared department OF arts, there IS
much TO be found OF deep interest 10
those who have more than a speaking
acquaintance. or at least very limited
knowledge Of art matters. OF decidedly
educational as well as artistic impor-
lance is the exhibit arranged by T. w.
Smillie. the photographer OF the Ma
tionaI Museum, who has compiled and
arranged an exhibit which illustrates
the growth Of photography along sci
entihc lines. and emphasizes the diff
ferent prominent discoveries which have
occurred since the art-science became
known 10 the world.
Included IA this exhibit is one Of the
first permanent photographs. by Joseph
Eeipce. who invented the asphaltum
process in 1874. The heliOgraph was the
first real photograph, and the process.
although long ago abandoned as an aid
70 photography, still survives In a modi-
fed form in process OF halftone engrav-
ing.
In 1893 Neipce entered into partnership
with DaE7lerre. and some ten years later
the development OF the dauguerreotype
marked a new era in the progress Of
this iittle-understood and TO some mys-
FERROUS art In 1s41 another distinct ad-
vance was made. when H Fox Talbot
showed the possibility OF photography
as a means OF duplicating by the use
OF the glass negative and the paper
print. Heretofore each work by pho
Biography had been an original. The
process was slow and difficult, and
TRrHf .ne .
OF the glass negative. which first was
coated with albumen, and afIerward
with cpllodiOn. E. g@s but a step to
fuCther improve the i-7l with the glass
with slvef and relegate the old wet
plate negative to the ranks Of the
prOca - worker. OF the photographer Of
purely scientific aims
In this exhibit. Mr.. Smlllie has been
most fortunate in including examples OF
the different processes which have for
some period % time during the progress
OF photography been in actual Use The
exhibit contains fine collection OF
Photographic apparatus, and In this por-
ton OF the exhibit the rapid strides Of
this art OF camera making has been ably
taught From the period OF some OF
the earliest known cameras down 10 The
latest improved instruments. the line OF
succession and progress has been well
maintained. and the collection contains
some OF the instruments used by the
late Prof s. P Langley In his expert
ments IN long distance photography. and
his novel instruments used IN making
Photographic records OF the fights OF
buzzands at the time fhen he was deeply
engaged IN the development OF his aero
plane While this exhibit ha-t rot been
intended 10 illustrate the artistic side
OF photography. its popular interest
must be conceded for the reason that
there are comparatively but few homes
in which photography is not well known
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
WaDe of Apprehension
OUer the Xelloqu Peril
Sweeping Whole World

the Clyde. Today Japan is getting them.
and Is receiving orders for other foreign
ships as well.
Japan in the near future Is going to
be a great shipbuilding nation She is
already turning out ships Of nearly 90
600 tons. She is not only going TO build
her own navy. but also she will be y
great shipbuilder for other lands. She
is further rapidly coming into place as
a great shipping nation. All over the
Pacific one finds. in port after port. that
where the majority Of shipping seven
years ago was British the greater num-
Der OF ships arriving today are Japanese.
/, for one. am not prepared 10 soon
at the yellow peril" But / am GER
tainIy not among those who believe that
we can do nothing 10 meet this rising
world power. II is for Us 20 take pre-
caution now; it is for us to lead. as we
can lead II we but rise to our oppor-
tunities, these coming people OF the Pa
cihc.
1t is for us 10 see that the yellow man
comes into line with the rest Of the
world. and that his development and
prowess are along the lines of world
peace and prosperity.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
COMING OF THE SLAY.
INDEPENDENT FARMER

When the Poles and more especially
the Bohemians began to come to this
country, scatteringly in the forties, and
In numbers in the fifties and later they
passed almost without stopping through
the Atlantic States and through Ohio.
Indiana, and Illinois and went on to the
States where they could then get land
either as homesteaders or at cheau
rates-to Wisconsin, Michigan, Mime
sofa, and later to the prairie States,
nrst to Iowa then to Nebraska and the
Dakotas- Those that came up from the
Gulf ports settled too, In Texas
All through this region the independ-
ent farmer is the type. He began indie
pendently on his arrival. He did not
start as a hired laborer and work his
way up. but came with his little capital
10 invest. We do not realize how much
this sort OF thing still goes on. For
instance, l was told OF a group of seven
Bohemlans going to Nebraska last June
Most OF them had $1,000, the poorest had
$500 They had come without their
families whom they will go back to
fetch when they have selected their
land.
SO, too, was in little town IN Texas
where a Bohemian couple had just ar
rived with a considerable sum T..h
which they proposed to buy land. A
Bohemian pastor was helping them TO
select location, and as he had a fine
place Of his own with a charming vine
yard, they had skilled advice And how
good I1ose endless stretches OF dark soil
on which the cotton was just beginning
to sprCut must have looked TO them
Emily Greene BRlch in Charities and the
Commons.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Exhibitions Of Prints
Recognized as Important

At the LIbre y OF Congress the i'm
pOrtance OF the exhibitions Of theaprint
department are being recognized by the
large number OF Out-of-tOwn visitors
easily recognized by their copies OF
guide books. The exhibits OF the print
department are OF a varied character
and are well calculated TO interest and
instruct in some particular all who are
interested in art matters whether con-
nected with our own or foreign coUn-
tries. The large collection OF the re-
produced works OF Rembrandt ar
ranged over year ago. are still in
their accustomed place. and from the
most dignined section OF the many In
teresting features To those visitors
who are seeing the sights OF the city
while en- route 10 the jamestown Ex-
position a popular section OF the print
department Is that section devoted 10
the engraved portraits by St MeInln
~ r,rOminenr Americans. ana the COL
lection OF portraits OF the Presidents OF
the United States. The portralts OF the
Presidents include nearly all classes OF
reurOduCtfon OF those Presidents 'Fho
sa-yed prfor TO the discovery OF EaO-
+og-raofy the portraits are confined 70
enq-ravings from the paintings by such
well known artists as Stuart. run
hull. Hicks, and Mathews FROM mo
firne OF the discovery or photograph
,1Lotoeranhs from life as well as en-
cravings from popular paintings. are
Included in the list II Is s0neWnaI
curious TO notice that While the poT-
traits OF washington and Llncoln are re
well known 20 the large NUMBER OF
1,Sitors- the rSortraits Of those who
served betvgeer the periods OF these Two
consofcIlous Presidents are but little
known to the large majority
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Power Wanted
By Commission

The commission wants power
to make rules governing such
matters as the furnishing of cars
10 shippers.
It wants power TO control
movement of cars at a minimum
rate after they are loaded.
1t wants plenary power to con-
troll capitalization of railroads.
1t wants power to prevent
watering of railroad stocks.
1t wants increased powers re-
specting regulation of all kinds of
rates.
1t wants more power govern
ing movement of freight to con-
SigneeS.
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

age demanding to know what relief the
law afforded him against a donkey In
the vicinity Of Sheridan road and
Buena avenue. The writer alleges that
the donkey wakes him every morning
at 4:3O o'clock with an asinine sym
phony.
Not only does this outrageous. fiend-
ish and Internal animal waken me at
that hour" walled the letter-writer,
The Washington times., 1907-07-21

that the railroads might know precisely
what the law was TO which they were
and are required TO conform.
Now" continued Commissioner Lane,
proceeding in his resume OF the situa-
ton. the powers which have been
granted the Interstate Commerce Com
mission are not as great as these which
have been granted by the public utilities
bin 70 the railroad commission OF New
York. nor as great as the functions
granted by other States 10 their State
boards, or commissions A strong er-
fort will undoubtedly be made during
the next session OF Congress to have
the Interstate Commerce Commission
granted power 10 make and enforce
rules governing the matters of furnish
ing cars 10 shippers. and the movement
Of cars at some minimum rate after
the ears are loaded There is no doubt
a strong movement in favor OF bringing
under the control Of this commission,
or some other Federal body, the super
vision of all the work or capitalizing
railroads. In ORDER that the watering or
stock and other abuses injurious to the
public at large may be made impOSsi-
bic. The theory Of present legislation IS
that the commission is thoroughly a
regulating body. This is a point the
railroads themselves have the right to
fix rate. The commission does not
fix rate except upon complaint, and IT,
after hearing, we decide that the rate
made by the railroad Is excessive, then
we are authorized by law to reduce TIE
tax upon the shipper or passenger
Power to Regulate Freight Movement.
The people also think quite gener-
ally that there Is a power within the
commissions Jurisdiction to make such
rules for the control and operation Of
railroads IN certain other respects
which 1t Is well TO offer an explana-
tlon about For instance, I have a let
ter on my desk from a man in Cali
fornia who says that he has had a
shipment in transit for several months.
and he asks the commission to order
tie railroad hurry that shipment TO
him. and also to send him a copy of
the rules governing such shipments.
OF course, we have no power 70 order
railroad to conform to that mans
wishes In the transportation of his
shipment, and we have no power TO
make rules governing TIE move"ient OF
powers, but thus far Congress has not
seer ut to grant them to the commits
sion
Now" continued Commissioner Lane.
THE railroads nave voluntarily made
many reductions in rates The South
ern Pacific, the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Re, and the San Pedro lines
made a reduction Of 10 cents upon every
100 pounds of oranges shipped out Of
southern California, which brought TO
the orange growers, on the basis of their
crop last year, a saving OF $4,000 in
their freight payments. OF course.
railroads as a rule are more charitable
than any other class of corporation,
and " Is a wise statute which gives
to- a body like the Interstate Commerce
Commission the right to readjust an
exoroitant freight rate when shipper
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
AsinineSymphonyWakes
Peace-loving Citizen
at 4::30 A. M.
Indignation Is Expressed
at Assault on DON
keys Rights.

ND now IT is the
donkey that is
threatened with an
injunction :
But four days ago
the direst penalties
of a legal restrain
ing order were de-
sired against the
Growing of a roos-
ter. Yesterday a
heartless Chicagoan
avo W e d that he
would like forever
stilled, through a
perpetual 1 n ] u n c.
ton. the braying Of
the patient ass.
Corporation Coun-
sci Brundage, as IN
the case or the
chanticleer, W a S
again the man 10
whom was direct
ed the inquiry as 10
how an Injunction
can be obtained.
Someone who omit
ted to sign his name
wrote an indignant
letter 70 Mr.. Brund-
The Washington times., 1907-07-21
Have Always Brayed.

This decision was hailed with so much
applause that Fernando Jones, passing
the City Hall at the time, stepped In
TO discover the cause Of the excitement
An interviewer Immediately asked him
for an opinion.
"Donkeys2" said Mr.. Jones. allowing
his mind TO run back to the roseate
moments when Indians scalped one an
other on State street. The interviewer
gazed at him.
"Donkeys,' repeated Mr. Jones, az
his thought sought the brilliant days OF
Louis the XIV.
'Donkeys?" continued Mr.. Jones. al
lowing his memories to dwell amid the
golden splendors of the Caesars. BAH
Donkeys brayed before the pyramids
were built. Are they TO be eniofDed
now. when Chicago is about TO erect
a new city hall? Absurd-quIte alb
surd."