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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
saIoonkeeper Kills Soldier.

San Antonio, July 6.-Private Wolf of Company B, Ninth infantry, was suot and killed tonight by Dan Smith, a saloonkeeper, whose place of busi- ness is near the post. Smith says that the soldier struck him with beer mug and was about to throw another when he shot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
Rate Case Concluded.

Asheville. N. C., July e.-The railway rate case hearing before Judge Pritchard in the United States circuit court, was concluded this afternoon. Judge Pritchard will render his decision in the Virginia case at Richmond "Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
BatHeship Fleet Goes to the
 Pacific Coast
RUSH WORK ON NAVAL GUNS
No Appearance of Flurry or Anxiety Is Manifested Among Officials of the Navy Department In
 Washington.

Washington. July 6.-Heads of naval the plans of the administration to send the battleship fleet to the Pacific, not withstandlng the official confirmation of the reports that had been so frequently denied in the beginning.
 These bureau chiefs assert that they are engaged only in the routine work of the department, and that they are making no unusual preparations for the great under taking,
 They also assert that they have had no orders to do otherwise. And on the sur face there are few signs of abnormal ac- tivity in Washington.
 But 1t is undeniable that the plans of the department workers for this partcu- lar summer fit in very well with the ex- igencles of the movement. In the matter of coal supply. for instance, it may be that the movement of this fuel to the far east and the Pacific coast Is simply equal to the average demands of the naval service. In fact, it Is said that the coal would have gone forward before this had the money been available. which 1t was not until the beginning of the new fiscal year. Then the supply of reserve naval guns and ammunition and of torpe- does is to be found much nearer the needs of the service than it has ever before been al this season of the year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
Rapid Work on Guns.

The construction of guns for the new ships is progressing very well. and with out doubt the armament for the armored cruisers about to be turned over to tho government will be found to be ready by the time the contractors have finished the hulls and fittings of the ships.
 Roadway has even been made in the fabrication of the great guns for the two big 20,0OO-ton battleshlps, although the contracts for these have not been finally signed
 Orders for the forgings for these bls guns were placed two months ago with the Bethlehem, fMdvale and Carnegie works. Some of these forgings already have been delivered at the Washington navy yard, where most of the guns are to be furnished and assembled, and much of the steel has been delivered at the army gun factory at Watervliet, N. r.
 It Is recalled now that some curiosity was expressed a few months ago when 1t was announced that the navy had adopted new policy of building some of It's guns in the army gun factories. That curiosity was not gratifed at that time. but it may develop a fortunate clrcum- stance that as a result of the adoption of that policy the naval gun shops are not now in danger of being taxed beyond their ability
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07
May Dredge Channel.

It would not be surprising If a special effort were made to dredge out the chan ne at the Mare Island navy yard so as to make 1t accessible to the deep draught batteships, which it is not now.
 There is a fine drydock in the Mare Island yard which might as well be In China as far as the American navy Is concerned, unless a channel Is dredged out to bring 1t within reach of ships in need of cleaning and repairs.
 Last year the navy department found 1t impossible to spend all of the money mat congress had appropriated for the buLdlng and operation of a machinery plant In the Bremerton navy yard. That was be- cause ,ne materials could not readily be had, but q more serious difficulty was the lack of trained mechanics and skilled labor. As this Is the only dock on the Pacific coast now ready to handle the big batteships some special Inducements must be held out by the department to get trained navy yard workers to make their homes in Bremerton, and It Is believed that steps have already been taken in this direction.
 Notwithstanding the total absence of any appearance of furry or anxiety among the few officials who remain in Washington, if Is patent that much use full work is being done in quiet way to put not only the navy but the coast de- lenses in as good condition as the appro- priation made by Congress will permit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07

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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Want Column

Wanted.-Lady Clerk, at Teets
Bargain store. VIC
For Sale Nineteen shares of water
stock in the Logan, Hyde Park and
Smith field canal at 800 per share. o.
G. Bluemel, 40 n. 18th East. VIC
Found-A roll of wall paper. Pay
for this ad and get it at this office. VIC
Wanted-A good milch COW, Apply
at this office. VIC
For -Eight.roomed house with
lot and barn; will rent all the rooms
o. part of them. Apply to POI South
First East; Bell phone 322y. VIC
Wanted-A first class milk COW. In
quire at this office. Half breed Jersey
preferred,
For Sale-Good horse, weight 1900
pounds. James Mortimer, 1873 North
Second East. VIC
Stock Wanted-To pasture through
the summer; good meadow pasture,
water and salt; located northwest of
Logan. For terms apply to #. ].
Poulter, 1854 North First East VIC
For Sale-Finest Early Rose pota-
toes for planting; also ten hives OF bees
in excellent condition. Apply to John
S. PETERSON, $50 Canyon road, Bell
telephone 1872, VIC
For Sale-Lucerne and timothy hay
and straw, C. Balling, 3l6, So. Main;
Indepent phone 3i2, Bell l69x. VIC
DON'T YOU DO T,-Buy land or
city property unit! you see the bar
gains | have to dispose of James
Milligan, Smithheld, Utah.
First class sand delivered TO any
part OF town, w. r. Brown, Ind
Phone pa, VIC
Cattle labels made on short notice
by Louis Aebischer, Leave orders al
Eyerton's store, VIC
II. j, Hansen, Westfeld, city scaven
ger and backyard work. Bell phone
1922
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
COL. LOOSE.

1t has been rumored that Col Ed.
Loose intends 10 refuse his appoint
ment as trustee Of the Agricultural
College. Friends here who have re-
membered the splendid way in which
he supported the Agricultural Col.
lege in the legislative fight two years
ago hope that the .rumor is without
foundation, especially so since w. W.
Ritter has resigned from the board.
Whatever may have been the feeling
as to Mr.. Ritter being named as
member Of both University and Col
lege boards, IL is universally consider
ed that he is an able man, one OF the
States really big men, and his retire
ment, with that of Mr.. Loose, would
leave ,he board an extremely mediocre
proposition with few or none to do it
honor except from the lips outward.
| Mr.. Loose Is not famed for his educa-
tional acquisitions, but he is at least
state quantity, good, solid man
with ideas of his own and the dispo.
sition and strength to stand for what
he believes to be right In these re-
spects he would be unique figure on
the board and even though sadly
handicapped by the present member.
ship might be able to accomplish con-
siderable good for the college in the
future, as he unquestionably has in
the past. Should he resign, the
Governor would have the opportunity
to dig up two insignificants instead Of
one and for the Governors sake, Col.
Loose should stay on the board and
save him from himself and the State
from further humiliation. Mr.. Losses
indisposition to serve the college is
said to be due, at least In measure,
to the fact that the conjoint A. G.
and Land Boards located the Utah
County Experiment Station at Lehi
rather than Provo, an extremely poor
return for his own service to the
college a short time before, However,
the old board is gone and after all Mr..
Loose can not well hold the action of a
few men against the college ITSELF an
institution that is and should be kept
a distinct honor and credit to the
State Of Utah. While some forgot the
Colonel's service, others have not,
and these, believing him big enough
to consider State good rather than
personal feeling, would be glad 10 see
him remain on the board.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
"HOLD YOUR H0SSES."

From the beginning of the recent
A. U..University fight, and especially
since the appointment OF the new A.
%. board, THE REPUBLICAN has urged
conservative thought and expression
In regard 10 the situation. 1t is a
pleasure to note that the Deseret News
and Inter-Mountain Republican echo
that sentiment.
These papers argue that the changes
at the college will work to the good OF
that Institution; that the fight against
the school, sure to result In con ollda.
tion If continued, will now cease; that
the school will be developed but in a
little different line from that laid
down by President Kerr and the old
board; that with little cooperation
here the student body will increase
and the school will prosper under the
new regime.
That sounds good and is In line with
what The REPUBLICAN has ever be-
lieved, though it has not heretofore
expressed itself so clearly. We believe
that the new board and the new man.
agcmcnt assures cessation of the
strenuous fight against the college,
and that it Is so allied politically, re-
ligiously and socially that IL can and
Will accomplish for the school what
the present forces at the college could
not accomplish with the odds against
them. We doubt whether the college
will ever have quite the tone it has
had in the past but we believe that 1t
may eventually prove even more effec.
tive in certain directions, and at this
time is entering into an era of the
peace that is necessary to the success
of any state institution not having
attained its growth.
THE REPUBLICAN is not less a friend
to the Agricultural College; it has not
lost one jot or little of its admiration
for President Kerr as a man among
real men, an organizer and executive
greater than any in this state, a clean,
clear.cut, high.princlpled gentleman of
uEquestioned moral calibre and genu.
inc worth; 1t also remem bers keenly the
unpleasantness Of two years ago, and
has not forgotten the fact that there
is in existence certain evidence of a
BON bshell nature; and because of all
this we would again urge conservatism
and cooperation rather than antagon.
ism. Get in line and push; give the
new board a chance-at least until
aggrleved parties deem it advisable to
stir up rumpus
However, THE REPUBLICAN points
to the fact that President w. j. Kerr,
the victim of political, religious and
personal treachery, is keeping decided,
ly mum, also that w, w. Ritter re.
signed from the board. These two
facts with other indications have a
significance, and until the falsity Of
that significance is manifest, THE RE
PUBLICAN believes that anything but
conservatism must necessarily work tc
the disadvantage not only of the col
lege but of President Kerr himself
Until there Is further development
let's take II easy-it has been strenu
GUS a good while. We don't need tc
forget, but just keep from sweating
ii
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
Notice to Laundry Patrons.

The two laundries have entered into
an agreement whereby no laundry will
be delivered to any business house or
private families unless paid for on de.
livery, or In other words, all laundry
will be c. o. ID. No exception to this
rule. Patrons kindly take no offense.
To take effect april Is, 1907.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
The SM00T MACHINE.

The Smoot machine occupies much
Of the democratic organs space re.
Gently No one having read the Jour.
nal the past years imagines for a Sec
ond that IL Is against "the machine"
because Of belief that machine"
is fundamentally wrong, or because
the Smoot "machne' Is worse than
the average machine" The Journals
cantankerosity comes more from the
fact that its own party machine is not
in the saddle-hence all things done
by any other combination assumes a
terribly bad appearance, and the dem.
ocratic organ very consistently keeps
up the ranting that has brought it
notoricty, If not favor ever since its
early existance.
Its recent outbreaks Of indignation
arise from what it deems the disas-
trous results the Smoot machine"
has accomplished at the Agricultural
College. II sees that institution lev.
eled to the ground and consolidation
finally accomplished.
If THE REPUBLICAN saw It that
way, 1t, too would be tearing of few
choice selections Of thinly.veiled swear
words but we do not, and instead are
inclined to feel that the democratic or.
gan's rantlng is all buncom be purely
for good results to itself and the demo-
cratic party--ranling not warranted
by facts. SO far as the college is con-
cerncd, the Smoot machine" is hard.
ly as bad as it's painted aud we are
inclined to give even the devil his
due.
Senator Smoot has said emphatic.
ally that he is against consolidation,
Senator Sutherland has said that he is
strongly opposed to consolidation, and
Congressman Howell has ever been
against consolidation. These men
with their following compose the So
called Smoot machine. Two years
ago when fighting democrats and re-
publicans not part OF the"machne"
came near making a success OF the
consolidation idea, the Smoot ma,
chine, " then at Washington, got active
and consolidation was prevented, The
democratic organ says the machine"
dominated the recent legislature, so
the fact that consolidation was not
accomplished this time is proof that
their action Of two years ago and their
ever ready assurance is sincere so far
as consolidation Is concerned, The
place where the college lost this year
was in the Senate, where the ina
chimes power was not so potent.
There the anti-Smoot combination
Love, Lawrence, Park, ct al.,-were
in predominating numbers, while in
the House where the Smoot crowd
was in better shape than two year,
ago the battle for The college. was
won this year.
This would seem to indicate that
whatever has been saved to us is the
result Of the machines work, in con
junction with other friends, and the
further indication is that the anti
Smoot combination as now organized
Is strongly in favor of consolidation
From the fact that every democratic
senator but the one from Cache voted
against the college two years ago, that
every democrat but one voted against
the college two weeks ago, that prac,
tically every big state democrat has
been working against the college, de-
mocracy, too, must be forever aud
eternally against the college-yet the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
The New Plan.

The Harris Music Co, have decided
not to cross the street to sell a piano
or organ, Their new method will
draw you to them. See big ad, OF page
eight.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
democratic organ rants about 1.-THE

democratic organ rants about 1.-THE
Smoot machine"
The choice between the Smoot ma
chine, the ant.-Smoot machine, and
democracy Is all in favor Il the ina
chine" so far as results to the college
are concerned; and when 1t comes to
a choice between the antiSmoot ma
chine and democracy, even here the
iassack loses
THE REPUBLICAN feels that no po-
litical combination should be permit.
ted to dominate the educational insti.
buttons Of this state, but so long as
the state institutions are but foot balls
for political parties we would rather
have the Smoot machine" with the
Agricultural College than any repub-
lican or democratic combination now
in existence--this judged by results
thus far, and despite the fact that GER
tain Of the personnel Of that ina.
chine" are not greatly admired by US.
The democratic organs kick on the
"Smoot" machine in particular is
neither brilliant nor OF merit and is
designed only for democratic benefit
sooner or later.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-04-03
LOGAN, BY CARRIER.

$3.50 YEAR, SL25 SIX MONTHS 7sC 3 MONTHS
NOT IN ADVANCE. ADD SOC A YEAR
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-08-23
EPIT0ME OF NATIONAL POLICIES
EXP0UNDED BY SECRETARY TAFT

All of the Roosevelt policies for
Government regulation of the rail-
roads, controlling the trusts, curbing
swollen fortunes, are reaffirmed by
the Secretary of War.
He favors extending the Rate law
by amendments prohibiting over-cap-
~italization of railroads, the purchase
of stock in competing lines and the
election of common directors by COM
peting roads.
He is opposed to Government own
ership of railroads because it would
cost $4,000, 600, 900 to acquire them;
they would not be managed effective
ly or economically, and a reckless
chief executive could use them to
control business and politics.
He favors the criminal prosecution
and sending to Jail of wealthy of
tenders against the Rate law and the
Antitrust law.
He defends combinations of capt.
tai, declaring that, legitimately con-
Quoted, they add to the prosperity of
the country.
To curb swollen fortunes he would
not have the Federal Government
impose a graduated Inheritance tax
or an income tax until some exigency
requiring additional arose.
Roosevelt, instead of being an ad-
vocate of socialistic measures, he de-
clares, would stop the growth of So
cialism by demonstrating the Govern
ment's ability to stamp out evils
which have caused social unrest.
Of the Wall Street slump he as
serts, lit is not true that the Presi-
dent is engaged in a raid against all
corporations"
He denies Roosevelt has "out-
Bryaned" Bryan, claiming many rad
ical differences in the policies favored
by the two men.
Of the tariff, he says free trade
twill certainly lead only to disaster"
but that it is the duty of the Repub-
lican party to prevent excessive tariff
rates. There are many excessive
schedules, but no attempt at revision
should be made until after the next
Presidential election.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-08-23
TAFT STATES HIS POLICIES
Opens Campaign With Praise of
RoaseyeI.'S Doctrines.
Advocates Administrations Stand
Against Railroads, Trusts, The Crim-
inal Rich and Swollen Fortunes.

Columbus, O.---In a IL, 00O-word
speech before the Buckeye Republi-
can Club Secretary of Wal William
Howard Taft outlined the national
policies he advocates. This was his
initial ~utterance on this subject since
he ayowedly became a candidate for
the Presidential nomination.
The Secretary's speech was a re-
animation of all of the policies of
President Roosevelt in all matters of
the railroads, the trusts, pursuing the
criminal rich with prosecutions and
curbing swollen fortunes. He advo-
Gated a revision of the tariff, but not
until after the next Presidential cleo
ton, and then only as regards Eek
cessiye schedules Free trade, he
said, would lead to disaster.
Throughout his long speech Sec
rotary Taft many times referred to
~utterances of William Jennings
Bryan, and took pains to show at
great length that the Bryan policies
had not been taken over by Roosevelt
n that there were radical differ
ences in the forms of government pro-
posed by the two men.
No promise of an abandonment of
any part of the Roosevelt anti-cor-
poration policy was given anywhere
in the Secretary's speech. Fully TO-
600 of the 5000 words were devoted
to explaining and justifying the
Roosevelt policies on three subjects
alone-the railroads, the trusts and
swollen fortunes. The concluding
paragraph was a eulogy of the Presi-
dent. Roosevelt's radical policies are
accepted by him in their entirety
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-08-23

NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Gain From Railroad Tax.

Figures put out by the State Board
OF Assessors at Trenton show how
each county in the State is to be ben
efted by the decision of the courts
holding the Perkins main stem rail
road tax constitutional. In the first
place the revenues from the taxation
main stem property alone go from
$95O,991.21 to $3,503,529.70, and
this goes largely to decreasing the
State school tax. Under the law ST.
5~3O,S67.35 goes to the several coun-
ties, n the apportionment is as fol-
lows: Atlantic County, ~$97,253.24;
Bergen County, s97,723.74; Burling-
ton County, $~46,5S3.25; Camden
County, $100,034.64; Cape May Coun-
ty, $~32,460.98; Cumberland County,
$~32,903.05; Essex County, $780,
1855; Gloucester County, $780,
029.47; Hudson County, $4S,442.84
H~unterdon County, $31,439.7S; Mer-
Ger County, $127,SS5.73; Middlesex
County, $75,041.44; Monmouth Coun-
ty, ~$123,352.83; Morris County, $62,-
3S9.62; Ocean County, ~$22,131.26;
Passaic County, $211, 994.43; Sussex
County, $21,824.O3; Union County,
$171,269.15; Warren County, $21,-
311.98; a total of $2,53O,S67.35.
This is in addition to the State appro-
priation of $1,079,519.42 from the
surplus in the treasury, and is clear
gain. The total amounts that will be
contributed by the State this year for
the support of the system of free pub
lie schools are: State school tax, So.
~238,55S.28; State school fund appro-
priation, $200,OO0; appropriation
from surplus, s1,079, 1882; railroad
tax, $2,530,867.35; a grand total of
$7,04S,945.05. The amounts each
county will receive from the taxation
of second-class railroad property AN
not be a~scertained with correctness
just now, but it can be Appropriated.
This tax was levied upon about Sat-
100000 in property. 1t was assessed
under the Duffield act of 1905 by the
State Board of Assessors, and the
amounts certified with local taxing
authorities were taxed at the local
rates. 1t is now assessed as we'll as
taxed by the local authorities. 1t is
not probable that the assessments by
the local assessors will differ much
from those made by the State assess
ors, as the State assessors say rail-
road property has been assessed by
them at full values, 10 the amounts of
last year can be set down also for the
counts this year.
The Penn's Grove record., 1907-08-23
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Cubans were happy at the dispersal
Of armed bands by Government forces.
Private Roland Sheppard, of the
Hospital Corps of the American Army,
lied from yellow fever at the Military
Hospital at Cienfuegos, Cuba.
The resignation of Governor Geo.
r.. Carter, of Hawaii, sent to Presi-
dent Roosevelt about six weeks ago,
has taken effect. His successor, w. F.
Frear, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Hawaii, entered upon his du-
ties as Chief Executive of the islands
The records of the Manila Bureau
Of Health show that for six months
not a contagious disease has been in
evidence, a record not known to have
been equalled in the history of the
Islands
Oscar S. Straus, Secretary of Com
merce and Labor, and X. Ishii, direc-
tor of the Bureau of Commerce of the
Japanese Foreign ONCE, sailed from
Honolulu for San Francisco on the
steamship Asia.
Army officers in Cuba are trying to
exterminate mosquitoes in an effort
to check the spread of yellow fever.
The Royal Bank of Canada began
business at San Juan, Porto Rico.
This is the sixth bank started in San
Juan since the American occupation.
An armed band at Alquizar, Cuba.
stole a horse and saddle belonging to
Alexandra Planas.~ Later they re.
turned the horse with this inscription
on his rump in paint: HE can't ira
VEL"