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The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The Sunday closing movement IS
making gratifying headway in Europe,
With England leading. A recent con-
ference held in London had delegates
representing the religious bodies, tenn
oerance societies, the trades unions and
ne political parties, and it adopted
resolution asking that at the next ses-
sion of Parliament provisions be in
corporated in the licensing bill, for
Sunday closing. not merely on religious
grounds, but for economic and labor
reasons. In Germany, where there has
been fierce opposition to the "Puri-
tanic Sunday there is now a dispose
ton to introduce this everywhere, and
the old city of Frankfort has already
gone some distance in that direction.
Frankfort has large Jewish popuia-
ton, but they have accepted Sunday
closing without a murmur. Frankfort
has not g,.ne as far as England, since
the theaters are allowed to continue
and there are exemptions for certain
businesses in the early hours of the
day. Generally everything Is closed up
by o'clock in the afternoon, and the
rest of the day is made as quiet as Sum
day is in New England. Other German
cities are preparing to follow Frank
forts example.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The Forest Service sounds the note
Of alarm at the rapid extinction of the
white pine. 1t is now approaching the
cost of mahogany. Once the center OF
the white pine production was New
England, but from 1870 to 1890 Michi-
gan was the leading State. 1t was
thought that the forests were mex
haustible, but it has been found that
the reckless destruction of the trees
has thrown 100000 acres on the de-
|linquent tax list, with the barrens show
ing the terrible penalty of wasting the
heritage of future generations. White
pine used to sell at from SIS to S25 a
thousand, where now the best grades
bring from SGT to s114. The best
stands now are scattered in Minnesota,
Wisconsin, New England and parts of
Idaho. In the latter State it is some
times called silver pine. So rapid is
the destruction that white pine threat
ems to soon become thing of the past.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
TESTING HANDWRITING.

1t is proposed in the future to use
reagents and the camera more extern
sively in determining the genuineness
of handwriting on important docu-
ments. Inks vary greatly in compost
ton, and it is possible by finding the
of the genuine ink to de-
tect the difference in ink which has
been fraudulently used. Erasures can
be detected by treating the surface with
ordinary distilled water. Where the
sizing on the paper has been scraped
away the absorption of the water will
be greater Skilful forgers have re-
placed the sizing with a mixture of
rosin and glue. Writing which has been
obliterated may be brought to view
again by the use of an intensifying re-
agent, such as potassium ferrocyanide,
and the use of the camera in obtaining
a greatly-magniffed copy. The differ
ences between the genuine and false
handwriting will thus be accentuated, SO
that they can be readily recognized.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS.

The President makes an unanswer-
able argument in his message as to the
necessity Of more rigid supervision
and control of great corporations. He
very truly says that these have come to
stay; they are to be in the future an
inevitable part of our business system,
and therefore it is the duty of the Gov
ernment, State and General, to exer-
else careful supervision of them. We
cannot destroy corporations. We should
not IL we could. They are absolutely
essential to commercial operations on
the scale of to-day. They are working
many hardships, as all changes in busi-
that has to be endured. For example,
the great shoe manufacturing corpora
tions are doing a work which causes
extreme regret in the absolute extirpa-
ton of the old-fashioned village shoe
maker, who has been a feature of the
sands Of years. On the other hand,
these great shoe factories are giving us
a very much better shoe than the old
shoemaker made and vastly cheaper.
The first and overwhelming considera-
ton is that every man has an indefeas-
as he can. He should have this right
we cannot take it away from him, and
consequently the big shoe factory is Il
necessary part of our civilization, and
while we lament the passing of the
old fashioned country shoemaker, he
simply has to go. The community will
make great deal more ia losing him
than it will lose by him.
What is true of the shoemaker is
equally true of -four milling, cloth max
ing, wagon manufacture, iron work and
| 10000 other branches of useful indus
try. All these can be prosecuted very
much better by great corporations than
by single individuals. This being the
case, it is the duty of the Government
to exercise regulation upon these cor
porations wherever their operations
touch the well-being of the country
Wherever they are being operated prop
erly and rightfully, they must be pro.
/ ttCteu anu eHCouEdScu w IstItNcT lHes
show grasping greed and a disposition
hostile to the best interests of the com
; munity they must be sternly repressed
This makes the senseless, indiscrim
mate yelling againt corporations ap
!, pear, as The National Tribune has al
ways said, ridiculous and aggravating
The men who are yelling so vociferous
ly against the trusts never fail to bu
{ trust-made goods when they can say
a few cents by doing SO. What W
$ want is not the destruction of the trusts
!, but the absolute elimination of an
. features of the combinations that ar
t prejudicial to the general good If tn
: shoe factories. for example. will con
: tinue to give US a splendid and durabl
shoe for $3.50. where the village shoe
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

maker could not make a similar article
for less thanns7 orr So, we should en-
courage the Shoe factory in its furnish
ing a good article at half the price. but
should rigidly repress it's efforts to get
rid of competition destroy those who
would furnish the same article at still
lower prices and Similar other attempts
to enhance it's own projects.
This reasoning applies with equal
force to the railroads. 1t fits them
just as closely as it does the shoe manu-
facturers. Everybody gained immense
ly when the railroads leading from the
interior of the country to the seaboard
were consolidated, and a man could
send his wheat from Kansas City or
Omaha directly to a seaport without
having to change cars or reship at the
end of every line. The consolidation of
the short railroads into one great thru
line was desirable, and its consumma-
ton benefit to the country. but when
one of these thru lines attempted %
extinguish competition or to con.rol
the rates given by another thru line
the power became dangerous, and called
imperatively for railroad regulation.
Ours is Government of the people and
for the people, and it must forever and
in every instance conscientiously guard
the interests of the greater number
lid provide that they shall not be
feeced to enhance the profits and wealth
of a few.
This is all there Is to the question
and the President has announced the
right doctrine at great length in his
pe.Sopa
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

Elaborate tables published by the
Roumanian Meteorologist do not mod
ify the knowledge gained from ordi-
nary experience in regard to the re-
tarding influence of forests upon wind.
He finds that woods will diminish the
velocity of winds in their lee by from
four to seven and half miles an hour
at 1874 feet from the forest At $50
feet the velocity begins to increase, and
at 1,640 feet has as much strength as
before striking the forest.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
Mrs. GIarke's Cook Book.
Containing Over 900 of the Best Up-to-Date Recipes

Containing 1000 of Up-to-Date Recipes.
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The National tribune., 1907-12-12

Colorado has caught the infection
from her sister, Kansas. of doing
unique things, and the Colorado deIega-
ton, which is on its way to capture
the Democratic Convention for Denver,
has hit upon the brilliant idea of pre-
senting eight bucketsful of gold to the
National Committee as evidence of good
faith in their offer. Money talks, and
what could be more eloquent than eight
buckets of shining gold at this particu-
lar juncture.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

1t will be interesting to know that
the attempt to regulate the prices of
grain and provisions by law really be-
gan with the Popes of Rome. For
40G years they have been trying to reg
ulate the prices of bread, meat, grain,
forage and rents within the Eternal
City, sometimes with apparent success,
but oftener with annoying failure
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

Every man in the Navy now is an
American citizen, with nearly all OF
them native-born. The character of
the Jackie" has completely changed
Instead of the old-time. hard-drinking,
tlliterate "shellback," most of the sail
ors are temperate, fairly educated
young fellows from the Upper Missis.
sippi Valley. Each man has to pass a
rigid examination before he is received
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The pickle, preserve and cats1p
manufacturers are continuing their Wig
orous fight against the Departments
prohibition of the use of benzoate of
soda as preservative. The fight is
headed by the National Pickle Packers
Association. which is said to comprise
60 firms. with a combined capital of
S100,000,000. OF course, they say that
IL they had the slightest belief that
benzoate of soda was harmful, they
would discontinue its use They deny
entirely the value of DIR. Wiley's con-
clusions as to its effects, saying that
the persons on whom he tried his ex-
periments knew that they were being
dosed and were cOrrespOndingly de-
pressed. The attorney of the National
Pickle Packers Association said thai
every pickle and preserving concern il
the country except two find it necessar,
to use benzoate of soda as a preserva
tive. The two exceptions Were Heinz,
& Company, of Pittsburg, wLo decIar
that benZoate of soda is unnecessary
and that they have succeeded in keep
ing their goods perfectly without it
use. When DIR. Wiley asked the Heinz
Company If they would reveal thei
method of preserving, they replied mos
emphatically that they would not. ]
was the same way with the other. tn
Columbia Conserve Company, whic
nays 1t has long ago abandoned the us
of benzoate, and will not say what
uses instead.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The English manufacturers are up
to a new trick. Not content with MAX
ing oak look antique by exposing it for
some time to the fumes of ammonia,
they give it the appearance of being
worm-eaten by the simple device of
firing loads of shot into it at short
range. The shot goes so far into the
wood as to be out Of sight.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The preliminary reports to the Agri-
cultural Department indicate that there
has been produced in this country last
year 2,553,732 bushels of corn, against
2,927,416 bushels of corn last year. The
average production fell from 30.3 BUSH
els per acre to 26 bushels, which is
slightly under the 10-year average OF
| 25.4 bushels. Illinois takes the lead
this year. with 342,756.0oO bushels
Iowa coming second, with 291,O92, ,00C
bushels. Missouri is third. with 221,-
$4,000. The quality as compared with
last year is as 82.s is to s9.9. The aver.
age yield of potatoes has fallen of
slightly, but is yet far ahead Of the 10.
year average. The yield of tobacco /.
much above the eight-year average
with a decidedly higher quality. Thes'
statistics are the best assurances agains
a panic, since they show that the agri
cultural interests are in the main do
ling better than the average.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The Reclamation Service has its es-
thetic as we'll as practical side. This is
developed in a plan to extend the pic
turesqueness of Yosemite Falls about
three months over the usual period in
each year. The plan is to build reser-
voirs at the headwaters of Bridal Veil
and Yosemite Creeks, which will fur
nish sufficient water to maintain the
dow until late in October.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
MRS. TAFT IN DANGER.

A Dancing Little Tender In q Heavy
Sea Tosses Passengers About in Great
Peril.
Mrs. Taft, wife of the Secretary OF
War, is a good sailor. but she muss
have had her nerves little shaken
inst as she was starting home from
the foreign trip the Tafts have been
making. Secretary Taft is making the
trip home on the President Grant The
vessel called at Boulogne to take up
Mrs Taft on the morning of Dec. ..
Mrs. Taft and Mrs. Wheeler. wife OF
the Secretary OF the American En-
bassy at Toxic. and several other pas
sengers for the President Grant board
ed the tender Holland on the night OF
the Sth inside the .harbor works OF
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
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The National tribune., 1907-12-12
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The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The trial of Harry Thaw will begin
Monday, Jan. 6. We shall have little
or none of the nauseating sensational
trial. Mr.. Thaw now takes the posi-
ton of an ordinary. vulgar murderer
and the trial will probably proceed with
little out of the ordinary of the cases
with such culprits.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

Oregon reports that not only are her
grain and potato crops magnificent, but
her hunters and trappers are getting an
unusual number of skunks. a skunk
skin is worth from rs cents 10 S1.25.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

There was no financial stringency ap-
parent to the National Republican Com
mittee Denver Kansas City and Chi
cago talked as if they had money
enough to burn wet dog
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
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The National tribune., 1907-12-12

Let the scoffers and Knockers take
note. James Hazen Hyde and other
members of the old directorate of the
Equitable Life Insurance Company have
offered to turn back more than ST.
000,e00 into the treasury of that insti-
tuition. What influences have been
brought to bear upon Mr.. Hyde and
his associates to make then. disgorge
their iN-gotten gains has not yet de-
veloped, but it is triumph of justice
and a harbinger of the better order of
things for everybody that they have
found it necessary to do so. In the
future minority stockholders, depositors
and similar investors will have rights
that the big fish are bound 10 respect
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
cure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12

The farmers and the pensioners have
carried the country triumphantly thru
the financial crisis.
The National tribune., 1907-12-12
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Capturing a Locomotive

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The National tribune., 1907-12-12
WASHINGTON, D. c., DEC. II, 1907,

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-15
INCREASE IN MEMBERS.
Favorable Reports at Annual COnven-
 ton of N. E. o. P. in Brooklyn

Favorable Reports at Annual COnven-
 ton of N. E. o. P. in Brooklyn
 Boston, May 14.-A substantial gain in membership for the year just closed was reported to-day at the annual con- vention in this city of the supreme lodge, New England Order of Protec- tion. The net increase was 3,S59, of which the state of Massachusetts con- tr.buted 2,367 Supreme Warden Harry Mansur, of Auburn, Me, presided at the convention. The order dishursed to the benefciaries of deceased members s7O7,5O0. The membership of the order is about 48,000
 The session closed with the election of the following officers: Supreme war den, Frederick T. Peabody, of Medford; supreme vice. warden, Frank A. Rice, of Cambridge; supreme secretary, Dan iel M. Frye, of somerville; supreme treasurer, John. P. Sanborn, of New port, R. l.; supreme chaplain, Dr. An nie M. Warner of Waltham; supreme guide, David F. Sherwood, of Provi- dence, R. l.; supreme guardian, Mabel F. Batchelder, of Manchester, N. H.; supreme sentinel, John M. Gale, of St. Johnsbury, Vt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-15
CAMPBELL ARRESTED.
AUTO DEALER IN TOLLS
Charged With Mortgaging Car for Supplies and Now
 ItHas Disappeared.

On charge that is very rarely pre- ferred in this city Samuel E. Campbell the automobile dealer of 14s Park street, was arrested last evening by Detectives Ward and McAvoy and charged with conceallng nortgaged property. On December ?, 1906, it is al legged, Campbell mortgaged a 1905 Rambler touring car, registered C5356, to the Continental Caoutchouac com pany of New York city, for supplies furnished by that company. The com pany now seeks to recover the price of the supplies and is unable to find the mortgaged automobile.
 Campbell claims that the automobile was destroyed by fire last summer at Pelham park, New York city. The company has had Campbell arrested in an endeavor to discover the where abouts of the security for their money Attorney Edwin s. Thomas is counsel for the company in this city.
 Campbell was released on bonds of $500 last evening. He was arrested on warrant. and the case will be called in the city court this morning Camp bell rooms in Warner hall. He has been running an automobile agency on Park street for several years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-15
IN RUNAWAY.
Congregational Clergyman stops Horse
 of Episcopal Rector.

Congregational Clergyman Stops Horse
 of Episcopal Rector.
 Naugatuck, May 14,--An Episcopal and Congregational clergyman, both well known about the state, figured in double runaway incident here late to- day which caused considerable excite ment. Rev w. H. Garth, rector of St. Michaeps Episcopal church. was re- turning in a carriage, in company with the undertaker's assistant, from cem- etery where he had been officiating at 8 funeral, when both were thrown from the carriage by a collision with a heavy baker wagon attached to runaway horse. MT. Garth was painfully but not seriously injured. His companion was not hurt. After the collision the horse attached to the minister's car rlage ran away and was nearing a crowd of men and women alighting from a trolley car, when Rev. Sherrod Soule, of the Congregational church, dashed into the street, seized the trail- ing lines, and, after being dragged some distance, brought the horse to a stand- still, thereby probably averting serious consequences for some in the crowd. MT. Soule, beyond a little shaking up, was not injured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-15
ROYAL ARCH MASONS'
 CONV0CATI0N HERE Gather in One Hundred and
 Ninth Annual
 Session. CHAPTER PROSPEROUS Recommendations Made Dr. s. H. Huntington Grand High Priest.
CHAPTER PROSPEROUS

The grand chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Connecticut assembled in the one hundred and ninth annual com munication at Masonic hall on Church street yesterday. There was large at tendance of delegates from all the chapters of the state.
 The communication was opened at 10:SO o'clock by Grand High Priest George N. Delap of Hartford, who gave his annual address. Grand Chap lain Rev. Charles w. Bolyston of Riverside offered prayer. Grand High Priest Delap then appointed the com mittees for the convocation.
 In his annual address the Grand High Priest made a recommendation for the appointment of a grand lectur- CT, the object being to Insure greater efficiency and unity in the work" He also recommended change in the time of holding the annual convocation, his proposition being that it be opened on the second Monday in May, beginning at p. m., and continuing on Tues day. He gave a very full account Of his visitations In his official capacity to the different chapters of the order.
 Continuing he said: Connecticut had the distinction of having the largest delegation and the greatest number of votes of any state in the union, and 1t is with pride that I record such loyal support. Connecticut was liberally rep resented on the various committees appointed, and occupied a prominent position throughout the conclave.
 "The we'll established hospitality of Boston was never better exemplified than on this occasion. No one lacked for entertainment when the oppor, tunity afforded. The ladies of the delegates were cared for delightfully."-, and carriages, automobiles and car rides on sightseeing expeditions were numerous. A sail down Boston harbor on beautiful afternoon was enjoyed by all Daily banquets at the Ma sonic temple, and final banquet with eloquent addresses by distinguished speakers, at Fremont temple, on the eve of the last days session, are few of the many courtesies shown us by our Boston fraters."
 In his annual report Grand Deputy High Priest Dr. Samuel H. Huntington of Norwalk said that all the chapters that he had visited were in splendid condition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-15
ARMSTRONG LEFT
 $56O,OOO ESTATE Inventory Filed in Probate Court of Philando Arm
 strong's Property.
LOT OF REAL ESTATE
Holdings in New Haven and Orange Reach
 $1o2, ,785.

The inventory of the estate of the late Philando Armstrong, formerly in the furniture business on Chapel street. and latterly connected with the Benton- Armstrong Folding Box company, was filed in the probate court yesterday aft- ernoon and showed property aggregat- ing $56o,OSS left by Mir. Armstrong. Mir. Armstrong was one of the pioneers in the great West Indian shipping trade which at one time formed so important a business in this city, and 1t is inter- esting to note that the inventory shows only $4,500 of his estate at the time of his death invested in shipping.
 Of the total amount left the largest item is that of real estate held in this city and Orange, which reaches $182,- 785. Personal estate is set down at $161. .56750; choses in action make up, $1O1, ,S1791 vessel property is $450 per- sonal property owned in a factory on Congress avenue, sS,OO0, and additional personal estate, $S,54747.
 Bonds and stocks held with collateral security amounts to $S4,04O, and notes secured by mortgages to $12,250.
 The appraisers of the estate were Edward c. Beecher and William e. RedSeld. The executors are Henry B. and Ricardo F. Armstrong.