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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
Special Sale At Halpern's Bargain
 Store This Week.

Heavy Galvanized Wash Boilers.
 regular price $1, sale price !. 60C Heavy Galvanized Wash Boilers,
 regular price $1.39, sale price 89c Copper Bottom Heavy Wash
 Boilers, regular price $1.25.
 sale price 08c Copper Bottom Heavy Wash
 Boilers, regular price $1.4s.
 sale price ............... $1.1d Copper Bottom Heavy Wash
 Boilers, regular price $1.69,
 sale price ......... ....... $1.3d All Copper Tea Kettles, regular
 price $1.95, sale price ..... $1.3a Mason Fruit Jars. pint ... 49c doa Mason Fruit Jars, quart ... 55c doz
 Wine and Lemonade Sets at very low prices.
 N. B.-Call and see our many other bargains.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06
A. { P. Bulletin for Week.

The housekeeper has long since learned to look upon the A. & P. store as remarkable for its price savings in
 Teas, Coffees, Groceries. Buy once, and you buy again, as prices and goods are right. <n STAMPS with 1 lb of the VERY VV FINEST FANCY CHOP TEA, | roc.
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 & P. LAUNDRY SOAP, for 25c
 To the lovers of a good cup of TEA and just what it's called when ready for brewing in the cup. A. & P. BLEND GOLDEN TIPPED
 INDIA-CEYLON TEA, 25c a # lb
 package, it has a delicious flavor.
 We Give GO STAMPS with large can A. &
 F.. Baking Powder, soc, the
 best made.
 A large bottle of A. & P. Extracts,
 25 stamps free, best made, pure,
 25c.
 Look at these for cut prices and compare the prices of goods as sold elsewhere. We sell best goods at low prices. ... Lea & Perrins Sauce 19c Safety Matches, dozen boxes .. 5c Fels-Naptha, J. & G. Naptha, Ivory
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-06

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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Progress OF the Work
On the Panama Canal.

Work on the Panama canal is pro-
ceeding in highly satisfactory man
ner. In March the total excavation in
the Culebra Cut, where effort was
chiefly concentrated was S15,270 cubic
yards. In April this was increased to
S79. .527 cubic yards. There was a con-
siderable decrease in the output for
May and June owing partly to the ad-
vent of the rainy season and partly to
temporary trouble with the steam
shovel men over the question of wages
This trouble was settled satisfactorily
to all parties and in July the total ex-
cavation advanced materially and in
August the grand total from all points
in the canal prism by steam shovels
and dredges exceeded all previous
United States records. reaching 1884,
404 cubic yards. In September this rec
ord was eclipsed and a total of 1871
412 cubic yards was removed. OF this
amount 1,4Sl.307 cubic yards were from
the canal prism and 36, 105 cubic yards
We're from accessory works. These re-
suits were achieved in the rainy sea-
son with a rainfall in August Of II SO
inches and in September of IL. .65 inches
Finally in October. the record was
again eclipsed, the total excavation be-
ing 1,S6S.729 cubic yards; a truly ex-
traordinary record, especially in view
OF the heavy rainfall, which was III
inches In fact, experience during the
last two rainy seasons demonstrates
that the rains are a less serious OBJ
stacle to progress than has hitherto
been supposed.
Work on the locks and dams at
Gatun. which began actively in March
last, has advanced so far that it is
thought that masonry work on the
locks can be begun within Is months
Last winter bids were requested and
received for doing the work of canal
construction by contract. None of them
was found to be satisfactory and all
were rejected. 1t is the unanimous
opinion of the present commission that
the work can be done better, more
cheaply. and more quickly by the gov
ernment than by private contractors
Fully so per cent. of the entire plant
needed for construction has been pur-
chased or contracted for; machine
shops have been erected and euuipped
for making all needed repairs to the
plant; many thousands of emplOvos
have been secured; an effective organi-
zation has been perfected; recruiting
system is in operation which is capa bic
of furnishing more labor than can be
used advantagcously; employees are
wen sheltered and well fed; salaries
not only going forward smoothly. but
it is producing results far in advance
of the most 'sanguinc anticipa tions
Under these favorable conditions. a
change in the method of prosecuting
the work would be unwise and uniusti-
fable, for it would inevitably disorgan-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
Federal Control of
Railroads Is Favored.

mo small part of the trouble that we
have comes from carrying to an ex-
trcme the national virtue of self-re-
lance, of independence in initiative
and action. 1t is wise to conserve this
virtue and to provide for it's fullest ex-
'ercise, compatible with seeing that lib
erty does not become a liberty to
wrong others Unfortunately, this is
the kind of liberty that the lack of all
effective regulation inevitably breeds.
The founders of the constitution pro-
vided that the national government
should have complete and sole control
of interstate commerce. There was
then practically no interstate business
save such as was conducted by water,
and this the national government at
once proceeded to regulate in thorough
going and effective fashion. Condi-
tionS have now so wholly changed that
the interstate commerce by water is in
significant compared with the amount
that goes by land and almost all big
business concerns are now engaged in
interstate commerce. AS result il
can be but partially and imperfectly
controlled or regulated by the action of
any one of the several states; such ac-
tiOn inevitably tending to be either too
drastic or else too lax. and in either
case ineffective for purposes Of justice.
Only the national government can in
'thoroughgoing fashion exercise the
needed control. JhlS does not mean
that there should be any extension of
federal authority. for such authority
already exists under the constitution in
amplcst and most far-reaching form;
but it does mean that there should be
an extension of federal activity This
As not advocating Capitalization. 1t is
merely looking facts in the face. and
realizing that Capitalization in business
has already come and can not be avoid
ed or undone. and that the public at
large can only protect itself from Ger
tain evil effects of this business cen
tralization by providing better methods
for the exercise of control through the
authority already centralized in the
national government by the constitu.
tiCn itself. There must be no halt in
the healthy constructive course of ac-
1ion which this nation has elected to
pursue. and has steadily pursued dur
ing the last six years as shown both in
the legislation of the congress and the
administration of the law by the de-
partmcnt of justice. The most vital
need is in connection with the railroads.
As to these in my judgment there
should now be either national iucor-
puratiun act or a law licensing railway
companies to engage in interstate com
mcrce upon certain conditions. The law
should be so framed as to give to the
interstate commerce commission power
to pass upon the future issue of securi-
ties while ample means should be pro-
Vided to enable the commission, when
ever in it's Judgment il is necessary. to
make q physical valuation OF any rail-
road As ! stated in nay message to the
congress year ago, railroads should
be given power to enter into agree
ments, subject to these agreements be-
ang made public in minute detail and to
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

Washington, Dec. 3. President
Roosevelt's annual message to congress
as voluminous document of nearly
so 900 words. by far the longest mes
sage he has ever submitted to congress.
The opening subject of the message IS
the financial condition of the country,
and for which the president lays much
OF the blame upon unscrupUlous stock
spectators, and says:
IN any large body of men, however,
there are certain to be some who are
dishonest and if the conditions are
such that these men prosper or com
nit their misdeeds with impunity their
example is a very evil thing for the
community Where these men are bu$l-
ness men of great sagacity and of tenn
permanent both INSCRIPTIONS and reck-
less and where the conditions are such
that they act without supervision or
control and at first without effective
check from public opinion. they delude
many innocent people into making in
VcStmcnts or embarking in kinds OF
business that are really unSouhu.
When the misdeeds of these successiul-
ty dishonest men are discovered, SUI
6criug comes not only upon them, but
upon the innocent men whom they
have mlsled. 1t is a painful awakening.
whenever it occurs; and naturally,
when il does occur those who suffer
are apt to forget that the longer 1t was
deferred the more painful 1t would be.
In the effort to punish the guilty 1t Is
both wise and proper to enucaVor so
Ear as possible to minimize the dis
tress of those who have been mi&led by
the guilty. Yet it is not possible to
refrain because of such distress from
striving to put an end to the misdeedS
that are the ultimate causes of the suf-
fering, and. as a means to this end,
where possible to punish those re-
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05
THE PRESIDENTS
ANNUAL MESSAGE
CAUSES OF THE PRESENT FINAN-
CIAL CONDITIONS is MADE
THE CHIEF TOPIC.
SUGGESTS REMEDIES FOR ILLS
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS AND
RAILROADS TO PREVENT
DISQUALIFICATION.

Believes This Would Solve the Prob
lem Together with Provision for
More Elastic Currency-Recon-
mends Postal Banks and Asks for
Legislation Along Many Lines.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

working of women as the fail
ure to protect employees from loss Of
lie or limb. can be effectively reached
any more than the evils of rebates and
stock watering can be reached without
good laws. To fail to stop these prac-
tees by legislation means to force
honest men into them, because other
wise the dishonest who surely will
take advantage of them will have
everything their own way If the states
VIII correct these evils, well and good;
but the nation must stand ready to aid
them.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1907-12-05

The president devotes much space to
the affairs of the army, and strongly
urges that our regular military organi-
zauon be Kept up to the highest possible
standard Of efficiency, and says:
The medical corps should be much
greater than the needs of our regular
army in war. Yet at present it is small
er than the needs of the service demand
even in peace. The Spanish war oc-
CURED less than ten years ago. The
chief loss we suffered in it was by dis
ease among the regiments which never
left the country. At the moment the
nation seemed deEply impressed by this
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
WHITE SLAVE TRADE TO END
Secretary Straus VIII Take steps to
Put Quictus ON ImpOrtn-
tions.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Secretary Straus
of the Department of Commerce and Labor
and Frank p. Sargent. commissioner Of
immigration, have determined to eliminate
the white slave" traffic from the United
States If possible. On his recent trip
through the northwestern and Pacific coast
states Secretary Straus attention was di-
rected TO the increasing importation Of
women for immoral purposes The Japan
ese and Corean Exclusion league informed
him that hundreds of japanese women We're
brought to America surreptiously, and held
in practical slavery, and sold by their
importers.
Secretary Straus ordered rigid investi-
cation and it was discovered that the
white slave traffic was far more wide
spread than had been suspected involving
the importation into America not only of
Japanese women, but OF women from
France, Austria, Russia and Italy
1t is proposed to have a careful inquiry
instituted in all of the large cities par
ticulary. and a roundup of alien immoral
women will be made Those who have
not been in the country three years and
legally will be arrested and subsequently
deported. Before they are returned to their
native lands, however, they will be re-
quired to furnish evidence against those
who brought them here, and prosecutions
will be begun against those responsible for
the traffic, 1t is proposed to make examples
of such men women by sending them to
prtson
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
GERMANY ELECTS MoRMoNs
Three Americans of This Faith Have
Been sent from Country
fer Activity.

DRESDEN, Saxony, oct. 4-Three Ameri-
can Mormans have been expelled from
Germany as the result of persisting, despite
final warnings prohibiting them from
spreading their propaganda, in conducting
river baptisms and making converts. They
were arrested and summarily taken under
guard to the frontier.
The imperial authorities decided in 1903
that II was not desirable to allow Mormon
agents to continue their activity in Ger
many. but owing to the representations of
the American embassy in Berlin and Of
Chief Missionary Cannon, whose field of
activity was central Europe. with head
quarters at Berlin. the foreign office al
lowed the Mormons Il month in which to
settle their affairs and leave the country.
There were at that time fifty Mormon
missionaries in the various German states
and the grounds for their expulsion were
teachings contrary to public morality and
social order. II was also agreed with Mr..
Cannon that all Mormons, who were Ameri-
can citizens, should discontinue proselyting
in Germany.
The German converts. Of whom there
were several thousand, and who continued
to follow their new faith under native
pastors, were subjected to various police
hindrances Mr.. Cannon moved his CEN
tral European headquarters to Switzerland
and it is understood has since returned to
Salt Lake City. It is now presumed his
successor is re-entering the German field
for Mormon missionary work, from which
formerly many women converts were sent
to Utah.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
DAVIDSON coMMENDS CLARK
superintendent Praises Lecturer from
Chicago University Who
Comes to Omaha,

Dr. S. II. Clark, who will lecture in
Omaha Monday and Tuesday night next
week under the auspices of the Woman's
club, has been highly commended by edu-
Gators. He will deliver two public ad-
dresses here at the First Methodist church,
the first one Monday evening on "The
Spirit of Literature and the second one
Tuesday, an Interpretation of stephen
Phillips Ulysses" Concerning him Super
intendent Davidson says
"Dr. s. II. Clark of the University of
Chicago is one OF the ablest and most
pleasing speakers on the educational plat
form today. When the plan OF bringing
him to the city was proposed by the
Woman's club l had no hesitancy in join
ing in the enterprise, for It had been my
purpose to invite DR.. Clark to lecture be-
fore the teachers alone some time within
the coming YEAR. with this thought in
mind I all the more readily Joined in the
plan to invite him to come to Omaha in
October as proposed by the Woman's club.
In this decision feel sure of the hearty
and unanimous support of the principals
and teachers in the Omaha schools.
1--WE have in store for us rich profess
sional treat. l regard DR.. Clark as with
out a peer in the field of interpretative lit
erature. as well as in his simple talks
to teachers on How to Teach Reading" E"
am anxious that the schools be stirred
this year along the line of teaching read
ing as an art in itself. and l am looking
to DIR. Clark to enthuse the entire teaching
force from the high school TO the kinder
garten grades"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
PLATT MAKES A STATEMENT
United states Senator Says Mac
Wood H. Seeking 60 Get
Money.

NEW YORK, oct. 4-United states SEN
ator Plat made formal denial today that
he ever married Mae c. Wood, who is
suing him for divorce. alleging that she
was married to the senator November 2,
1901. The denial was made in an applica-
tion In court today by his attorneys asking
authority to examine certain papers in
the case. The senator, in his petition. as
serted that she had never made a claim
to him of such a marriage until December
"a. 1905. but had tried to extort money from
him. More than three years after the
date on which she asserts she was married
to him, the senator averred, she was threat
ening to sue him for breach of promise and
retained a law firm of Richmond, Va. TO
act for her.
The senator submitted a copy of a letter
from the firm written to him In January,
1905, in which they announced that Miss
Mae c. Wood had employed them to prose-
cute her claim for damages for breach of
promise and for alleged conspiracy cul-
minating In New York in 1908 by which she
asserted she was frauduienty compelled to
surrender certain letters written to her by
Senator Platt.
In the fall of 1906, the senator asserted,
Miss Wood brought two suits against him
In Omaha in which the allegations were alb
solutely inconsistent with her present claim
of marriage. These suits, he says. were
brought 90 gain notorety and to extort
money from him. Both suits were dis
missed
The senator alluded to publications Of
what purported to be a marriage certificate,
which, he said, had been mutilated by cut
ting away the part that should have con-
tanned the name of the man who oficiated.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
DEATH RECORD
Mrs. Addn Y. Fowler.

Mrs AIDA F. Fowler, wife of former
State Superintendent w. X. Fowler. died
at 4 o'clock Friday morning at the family
home, 1921 South Twenty-second street,
Lincoln, after a severe Illness of but one
day. Mrs. Fowler was formerly Miss AIDA
s. Parker and was born in Logan, o., June
49, 1871. She came to Nebraska in 1888
with her parents, locating at Scribner. She
was united in marriage to w. X. Fowler
September 26, 1889. at Minneapolis. Minn..
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler made their home at
Blair in 1898. where Mr.. Fowler was super
intendent OF public schools, remaining
there until his election as state superin-
tendent of public instruction, and on jan
uary /, 1901, removed to Lincoln to enter
upon his new duties. The family has since
lived in Lincoln Mrs. Fowler is survived
by her husband and four children-Marie.
aged 16; Kirk aged IA; Frank, aged Ii, and
Florence aged years. Her mother, Mrs.
Harriet Parker, is still living. as is a
sister, Mrs. Arthur English of Omaha. The
funeral will take place from the family
home in Lincoln at 2:3O p. Sunday. In
terment will be made in wyuka cemetery.
Lincoln. Mrs. Fowler had many warm
friends throughout Nebraska and Ohio.
where she was well known.
Daniel }. walsh.
Daniel ]. Walsh. 32 years OF age. died
Thursday night at his home, 1913 Dorcas
street after a prolonged illness. He was
in the employ OF the government as an
inspector and was highly esteemed by his
superiors and associates. He is survived
by his wife and two children. The funeral
services will take place Saturday October
5, at $50 a m. from st. Patricks church
Interment will be made in St. Mary's
cemetery.
Heavy Loss at Webster City.
WEBSTER CITY. Ia, Oct. 4.-(Special
Telegram 1.-The stuoco and retarder works
here burned this morning. Loss. s25. 900; in
surance. 1900, The building will be re-
built freproof.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
BISHOPS LISTEN TO REPORTS
Convention of Episcopal Church at
Richmond Taken Up with
Routine Business.

RICHMOND. Va, Oct. 4.-The general
Episcopal convention today observed mis-
sionary day. The house of bishops and the
house OF deputies met in joint session in
the hall of the latter at II o'clock. the bish-
ops occupying seats on the platform, with
Bishop Tuttle presiding. The bishop OF Al
bany. as chairman OF the board of missions,
presented his triennial report.
Reports were received from the Woman S
auxiliary, the Sunday school auxiliary. the
American church building fund commission,
the American Church Missionary society
and the church missions publishing COM
pany. Dr. Arthur S. Lloyd general secre-
tary OF the board of missions, delivered an
address on the Progress of the Church $
Missions at Home and Abroad"
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
CALDWELL MAY MAKE RACE
Edgar Man, Defeated at Primary,
May Run by Pet IN.
SEEKS PLACE ON , Sc 4 BOARD
He Has Sent ~ .nry of state
Junkin - or Instruc-
IDENTIFY.
(From a staff Corre=nondent. !

LINCOLN. oct. 4-(special Telegram)
Does p. A. Caldwell of Clay county pro-
pose to run by petition for railroad COM
missioner despite his failure to secure the
republican nomination at the primary
election?
This is a popular question in Lincoln
today. 1t arises from the fact that MT
Caldwell has written to Secretary Of state
Junkin asking minute instructions upon
the law regulating the act of running by
petition. Mr.. Junkin has sent him the
desired information, advising him he must
secure petition of 1000 names and have
1t in the hands Of the secretary of STATE
in time to allow his name to be printed
on the ballot when the others are.
If Mr.. Caldwell is contemplating filing
by petition, as his inquiries are believed
to indicate, his action will be a shock to
his friends. whom he assured ne would
not make the race unless he was made
the regular nominee Of his party To the
correspondent of The Bee he stated en-
phatically-and his interview has been
published-that If he failed of the pri-
mary election nomination he would bow
to the inevitable and by no means allow
his name to appear on the ticket. While
some of his best friends in Lincoln main
back on such a declaration, they fear con-
niving politicians have prevailed on him
until he has consented to listen to the
siren voice with a view of making the
race II conditions seem at all propitious.
Rev. Wilbur =. Ferguson Arrested.
Rev. Wilbur p. Ferguson, the Methodist
minister of University Place who recently
Identified the ministry as the result of a
compromising situation. was arrested here
this morning on the charge of adultery.
The charge is preferred by E. A. Cross,
whose wife made certain admissions lay
ngI the blame on Mr. Ferguson. when the
matter was under consideration by the
church authorities.
Rev. Mr.. Ferguson, when charged or
iginally with unbecoming conduct, was to
have had a trial before the conference, but
when the time came for the hearing he
declared 1t impossible for him to secure
a fair hearing and said he would WITHDRAW
from the ministry before ne would un-
dergo the trial. He did withdraw and
forthwith filed civil suit against Mr.. and
Mrs Cross and certain ministers of Uni
versity Place for s25,0O0 for alleged de.
famation OF character His arrest on the
criminal charge is the answer to the suit
His hearing in police court has been sci
for October H.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-10-05
PRICE OF SALT ADVANCES
Under Agreement Between Trust and
Independents Expenses Are
to BE Cut.

NEW YORK, Oct A tactic under
standing has been reached between the
International Salt Company. known as the
salt trust and certain independent manu-
facturers in regard to regulating the fu-
ture course of the market for evaporated
salt, according to statements made in we'll
informed circles, says the Journal OF Com
merce today. This action was taken, It is
said, in consequence of the higher cost Of
labor and supplies, as well as because Of
the overproduction of salt.
AS result of the understanding prices
have recently been advanced fifty cents to
800 per ton from the low figures prevail
ing a month ago, when sharp price cutting
was in progress Incidentally a policy
or retrenchment has been inaugurated and
various firms have reduced their work
ing forces.