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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-29
RESUME OF WALL STREET
By Henry Clews

Special to Evening Teller.
NEW YORK. May 29.--ThA market
has undergone another reaction, which
brought many prices down to about
the level Of the March panic. There
were various influences at work con-
tributing to this result. In the frst
place. some very importan speculative
accounts which have been hanging
over the market for the last two
months have been in process OF liqui-
dalton. and discovery Of this fact gave
the bears an opportunity for renewed
onslaughts. The rather severe govern
ment report on Standard Oil also tend
ed to unsettle values, inasmuch as it
induced Irritation and timidity In Inn
portant financial circles.
There is no denying the fact that the
general hostility of public opinion
towards corporations has deterrent
effect upon new enterprises. and
causes more or less cautiousness on
the part of capital. 1t is quite true
| that many of the criticisms aimed at
corporations have been merited, and
that much of the opposition towards
them has worn the appearance of pub
! lie hysteria. Nevertheless. the latter
phase will in due season pass off and
our corporations will be more honestly
and more fairly managed; so the ulti-
mate result should be satisfactory to
the public and stockholders alike.
The interval Of discussion and ref
ormation, however, is sure to be more
Of less disquieting and values may
be temporarily unsettled in conse-
quence.
4 As to Tariff Agitation.
4 We are also in for a renewal of
1 tariff agitation until after the presi-
dental election; which need not cause
much disquiet since many of our man
ufacturers desire tariff readjustment
and would be actually benefited by
suitable changes. Another, and per-
haps the most important element of
depression, is the continued outpouring
of short-term notes or other securi-
ties, several additional issues having
been announced this week. These in
sistent demands for new capital when
the supply of the latter is already
practically exhausted, are anything brit
reassuring. If not restrained, they will
bring on another severe attack OF
financial indigestion. Doubles the
needs of the railroads, which have
been the chief applicants, are impera-
tive but they come at an extremely in
convenient time, and should be de-
ferred as far as possible. or charged In
part against earnings
The bond maket is still in a mucl,
congested condition. and large amounts
are held awaiting Judgment in invest
ors' strong boxes. What is most need
ed is a period Of rest. which would
check the new demands and give the
country an opportunity to create a
| fresh supply Of capital from surplus
earnings New capital can only be OBJ
tanned from savings or profits in BUSH
ness, but these are frequently threat-
ened by great increases in expenses
and general national extravagance.
Economy will soon be one of the 7in-
portant necess'ties in providing fresh
supply of capital
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-11-28
DENMARK.
COpen hagen.


Queen Alexandra, who has been
staying at her Danish home, Villa Hvi-
dCre, gave an instance of her consid-
crate treatment of her employees, in
whom she always takes a kind inter
est, and see that they are conforta-
BILE. Her majesty, wishing to speak to
her gardener, whom she could not find
in the glass-house, went to his cottage
in a corner of the grounds The gar
dener was not at home, but his wife
invited the queen inside while she
fetched him. While waiting the queen
noticed how small and inconvenient
the rooms were. Within q hour she
returned to the cottage with her sister,
the dowager empress of Russia. and
the architect of the house, so that the
gardener and his family might have a
comfortable home for the winter.
Work was commenced on the cottage
the next day.
An anarchist who has for some time
been regarded as a dangerous PROPOSE
ton, viz, Rasmussen, who for many
years mas conducted a newspaper in
Copenhagen, fed some time ago to
Sweden. The authorities wanted him.
A few days ago he sailed over the
sound in little boat to Amager and
went direct to the home Of his parents
there. Gemsoe, detective, learned of
his whereabouts and went there to ar
rest MIN. When the detective walked
up the stairway, Rasmussen was there
and shot the detective and then turned
the revolver against his own head and
killed himself instantly. The detec-
tive lived only few minutes.
MARION s. NORELIUS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1907-11-28
NORWAY.
Chrjstiana.

Says Michael Alger, the Norwegian
Christiania correspondent: 'The mum.
Der of automobiles used in this coun.
try is still small, hardly more than
nfty machines in all. While the nat
ural conditions do not favor the auto
mobiles becoming as general favor.
lie as In fiat country, there are 9TH
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
4 Victim of Circumstances.

4 prominent organization Of Chicago
cIab women protests against Shakes
peare's Seven Ages Of Man" upon the
ground that il completely ignores the eX-
istence Of woman, and makes no refer
ence. directly or indirectly, TO her as a
component factor in the proper exempt
fcation OF the story
The criticism is captiOus. unfair. and
totally lacking in merit and humane con-
sideratiOn for Shakespeare. With truly
feminine contrariness, the ladies abso-
lutely ignore the embarrassing limitations
under which Shakespeare Iabored and the
peculiar environments by which he was
held in check. 1t is not at an probable
that Shakespeare meant any harm, or
was lacking IN that quality of chivalry
latent I'm nearly all manly breasts. He
was simply a creature Of circumstance,
so far as his writings went, and he was
compelled, whether unwillingly or no. to
observe a rigid and fixed rule in some
things.
The Chicago protestants should Temem-
Der that the discussion Of a Iady's age is a
serious piece Of business under any and
all circumstances, especially after she has
passed her seventeenth summer To
enunciate the first and second ages of
woman in song or story, no matter how
beautiful and poetic the language en-
ployed, would be as much as any man
of careful thought could be induced 70
undertake. Those who essayed to do
more would do so at the peril of their
reputation for veraCity and their charac-
ter for saneness.
To add to the perplexities of Shakes
peare's undertaking, his work passed
constantly under the eagle eye Of that
somewhat uncertain and cratic Queen OF
the time in England. Elizabeth was
VIGOROUSLY vain and naughty More
over. at the height of Shakespeare's fame
and renown she had begun to grow old and
faded. To elaborate upon the subject OF
a lady's age In her august and royal
presence was perhaps as much as ones
head was worth. Shakespeare head
was at that time one OF the worlds great
est literary assets. and he was right 10
take no chances with his regal mistress
his head was much more comfortably
placed upon his shoulders than beside
the block at Newgate or the Tower.
Therefore. ali in all, the ladies should
not be too hard on poor William. He
did the best he could by them, We have
no doubt. as the light was given him to
see In those days. 1t was dire necessity
and a not unnatural love for his head
that caused him to tell the story of the
Seven Ages of Man" withoL reference
TO the women. Instead O. condemning
him, he should be commended for max
ing so wise a use OF his opportunities.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
& KfII-Joy.
SENATOR BACON FOR LEADER.
His Home Paper Proposes Him as
Mr.. Baiiey's Successor.

From the Macon Telegraph.
Reports from Washington indicate that
the contest for the leadership OF the
Democratic minority-if there is TO be a
contest-wiH be between Senators Bacon
and Cul0eTs0n.
Long before his experience in the Senate
began Senator Bacon won his spurs as
parliamentarian having served several
terms as speaker Of the Georgia house Of
representative. For years he has been
regarded as an authority on parliamen-
tary law. TactfuI and able as a debater
he viii prove a worthy foeman Of the
best talent on the Republican side.
More than this, in these days Of radi-
calism run mad in both political parties,
Senator Bacon would be justly conspicu-
Gus as q minority leader for his conserv-
atism- He is one Of the few left who
stand hard and fast by the best traditions
of the old Democratic party. and by the
principles enunciated in the beginning by
the fathers of the republic. His steady
hand is against the extremer phases Of
Rooseveltism on the one hand, and Popu-
lism as accentuated by Watson and
Hearst on the other.
His many friends and admirers in
Georgia would be pleased to see him put
forward as the minority leader By his
Democratic colleagues.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
The senate Necessarily Conservative
and So Object of Prejudice.

From Che Providence Journal
Circumstances have placed the Senate
in the light Of the obedient instrument
Of the money power" the stronghold
Of the trusts. the rich mans club, the
oligarchy which would overthrow real
democratic government Applied to in
dividuaI Senators such charges may be
plainly absurd. There are conscientious
conservatives among them. convinced
radicals as well. poor men and rich; and
doubtless the standard Of personal hon
esty IS as high in the Senate as in any
similar body Of legislators. The trouble
is that what may be the patriotic re-
Iuctance Of the Senate as a whole to
assent to legislation that it really deems
dangerous, is so intermingled with the
dislike of some Senators for anything
savoring u attack upon great commercial
interests with which they are intimately
allied, that an undiscriminating public
is quick to impute sordid motives all
around. And every time a rich capital
list practically buys a seat in the Senate
the charge that the upper house is the
champion OF unjust privilege is more and
more widely accepted as true.
Even were this charge baseless. even
were the motives Of every Senator be-
yond suspicion. there would stin be some
ground FOR the prejudice which manifests
itself at every turn. An ideal Senate
would still have to risk unpopularity
while it performed its obvious duty OF
checking the first impulse Of resentment
against abuses. An upper house IS neces-
sarily a conservative body, and It must
often insist on a calmer investigation of
conditions than irritated and impetuous
public sentiment wishes to admit That
is. perhaps. the principal reason why the
Senate should stand so high in the gen
eTal esteem that even resentment will
never turn TO distrust Popular as the
President is it may be fairly assumed
that he could not win so easily over the
Senate on every occasion were the mo-
tives of Senators less open TO suspicion.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

the Orient. IN either case, the Paeihc
Slope would be protected from the grow
ing invasion Of Japanese coolies. who are
regarded as an undesirable and unas-
simildble addition to the population Of the
far West.
The present situation OF the negotiations
is one calling for sweet reasonabIeness
and calm consideration. Infiammatory
dtteranee and the rash attitude Of the ir-
-reconcilabie are equally out of place and
equally to be deprecated
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Gen. Harries ans Coneress.

The Washington Herald Is moved to
make a few remarks about It's very good
friend. Gen. George II. Harries. II likes
him. Il wishes him and his enterprises
well. He is a gentleman of push and
ambition and action-Just the sort of
gentleman that contributes to the ma
terial uplift Of any community.
The best of US make slips now and
then-we would not be human, if we did
not: but a slip made by Gen Harries at
the District Committee hearing on Thurs
day was especially unhappy and unfor-
tunate. 1t was all but objectionable, in
deed, because II recorded a statement SO
widely at variance with fact
Gen. Harries-in a moment OF heat. we
are sure-asserted that a railway fran
chise in Washington was rendered value
less. or words to that effect. because it
was constantly subject TO attack. Think
Of il! Such franchises are worth mill
lions. and everybody knows #. Congress
is not composed of a lot OF Populists.
There has been no tearing down of prop
erty rights-say vested rights, II you pre-
fer-and there is going TO be no such
thing. There is no place on the face of
the earth where such rights are more Sc
cure, where they are less harried or less
oppressed. Here there has been no Op-
preston at all. The street railway inter
ests-and We say IL 20 the credit of Con-
gress-have scrupulousiy been conserved.
Congress uniformly has dealt in a con-
sentative way with District corporations.
though. by way Of depression, il may be
added that II has erred sadly in not put
ting the gas company on the same honest
basis with the other utilities corporations.
Such a statement as that to which Cen
Harries gave utterance was wholly un-
worthy Of him. II was unjust TO Con-
eress. He should not have said it. Con-
gress has a perfect right 10 look into the
operation Of the public utilities. II would
be remiss if 1t neglected that duty. Ger
tainly Gen Harries-sensible gentleman
that he is-does not challenge that right.
The part Of wisdom is TO invite such
hearings and inquiries.
The street railway which Gen Harries
so ably, and usually so automatically
and tactfully, represents has not been
hurt. Is not going to be hurt. Congress is
not in the business Of destroying prop
critics or striking down capital
There is something the matter with
the Washington Street Railway. however.
Gen. Harrics Is confronted with IL every
day. His system is magnificent, but his
schedules are disgracefully awry. That's
what's the matter with the company
that, and nothing else. Congress, nor Mr..
Madden, has had a blessed thing to do
with TIE public feeling on the subject.
And the sooner our good and genial
friend, Gen. George II. Harries. reaches
the right point of view the better 1t viii
be for his part OF the best street railway
svsten-as a whole-in the United States
Let reformers proceed says the salt
Lake Tribune They are proceeding
7-bex, have had a bill introduced in tht
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY .. 1907.
Secretary shau,s Newest idea.

Secretary Shaw is nothing if not con-
strUctive. Within two days his brain has
contributed to the thought of the nation
plans for the extension Of foreign trade
and for the improvement of the currency
system. Neither we suppose. is 10 be
taken too seriously. Certainly not the
smiabIe Secretary's proposal for a series
Of bonded ports along the coast wherein
may be located manufacturing plants for
tie production Of goods to be sold at low
prices abroad and high prices at home.
What beautiful object lesson such ports
would be In the advantages OF tarift-pro-
tected monopoly
When. in the last session Of Congress,
John Sharp Williams asserted that Amer
lean manufactures were being sold
abroad at lower prices than in the home
market, he was greeted with a chorus Of
tecring denials from the high tariff ad-
vocates. Nothing OF the sort was being
done. they said; and even If 1t was. the
practice kept our mills going and our
workmen employed. But here comes Mr.,
Shaw cheerfully admitting that it is all
true. proposing that the system be given
d permanent place In our domestic
economy, and trying to convince US that
we ought to pay high prices for the sake
of maintaining the stand-pat policy
We trust Mr.. Shaw will continue, in his
jocular manner. to hammer away ut his
bonded ports idea. It may do some good
in the cause of tariff revision
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
INcoMpARARLE PAIR.

Oh, the chap with the padded shoulders
In the back Of the magazinei
You've noticed those human bGulders and
their massive points. / ween.
And isn't he quite perfection with his
chest and its four-foot span?
In making A fair selection, do you think
you could match this man?
Then that other well-known feature who
is doing a silent stunt
l allude 10 that perfect creature, the girl
IN the sweet straight front
You may talk, If you think 1t duty, till
the night comes on apace.
But where will you find such beauty, and
where will you find such grace2
You viii kindly save your bushes; this Is
nothing a prude to scare.
l am not Of the kind that gushes; would
merely just declare
We shall ne'er see a perfect mating till
the padded chap egad,
The fellow Of whom I'm prating, weds the
girl in the corset ad!
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
QuafI.

From the New York World.
The captive trembled OStentatiOusly.
'HaT' sneered the tyrant. My very
glance makes thee quail"
1T does, indeed, sire" replied the hap
less knight. And I have only to remind
your majesty that by the wise laws
which your majesty hath deigned to de-
cree for the governance of this most
fortunate realm it is now the closed
season for quail"
For the brave Sir Lancelot, though first
and foremost warrior, did not scrupie
In an emergency to employ his nimble
wit
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
SECRETARY nitchcock.. WORK.

From the NeW York sun
From Senator Carriers point of view
Mr.. HitchcOck's relentless pursuit of
grafters, land grabbers, conspirators,
and lo0ters of the public domain is an I'M
just and indefensible reflection upon the
character of fifteen millions of people
inhabiung fourteen states and three Ter
ritorics' We don't see the matter in any
such light. and We doubt very much
whether any one else will look upon il
that way
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
SnInrr Grabbing.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The bookkeepcr timidly approached.
If you please" he said. 4 would like
a raise Of pay"
You. too" fairly moaned the capitalist.
Say, do you want to sink TO the moral
level Of a Congressman? 1 won't be a
party to your downfall"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Bound to Astonish Him.

FfTII 7 ~ BtIut DHtLItI
Waiter Cat mountain hotel soto voce)-
Blase wretch. He SAYS our mountains
aren't high enough, calls the lake a pud-
die, and he hasn't any eyes for the ex-
quisite panorama from the balcony. But
I'm going 10 give him his bin now; that
Will astonish him
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Troubled Digestion.

From Illustrated Bits
Willie Goat-Oh, l had the most horri-
bic dream last night about being pursued
by lions, tigers, and elephants.
Papa Goat-Tf ] catch you eating any
more OF those circus posters I'll butt you
well
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Whore the Pins Go.

From the New York Mail.
Three thousand microbes can occupy the
space on a single pin point. according to
the Washington Herald. This answers the
old What becomes of all the pins p"
question The microbes eat 'em up
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
A Rnh Rrenk.

committed a terrible breach Of Ell
quette to-day"
How was that?''
Il was invited by a whisky drummer 20
drink. and absent-mindedly called for an
other brand than his"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
CAPITOL GOSSIP.



About this time every two years look
out for talk Of an extra session Of Con-
gress. Washington is used to 1t. and
Washington for reasons that need not be
explained, is always in favor Of an ex-
ira session. But Washington pays little
heed to the usual rumors, because an eX-
ira session is a rare occurrence, while
talk thst usually takes the form Of pos
tive prediction is confidently expected
near the close of every short session.
In view of the fact. however, that pri-
vate secretaries Of Senators and Repre-
sentatives and Congressional clerks ga
lore are nov eagerly seeking direct In
formation ca this biennial speculation.
it may be well to give something more
than ordinary heed to the rumor Of an
extra session. Newspaper men at the
Capitol yesterday were besieged by pri-
vate secretaries. clerks, and other Con-
gressional employees for information on
the subject. Obviously the inquirers
have received hints OF the possibility Of
| the new Congress being called here by
the President at an early date after the
4th Of March. Senators and Repre-
sentHtives deny all knowledge OF any
such purpose on the part Of the Presi-
dent, but sometimes Senators and Repre-
sentatiVes assume an attitude of utter
ignorance and Indifference when II IL
known that in doing so they are only
playing the part OF craftsmanship. Prob
ably the rumor Of an extra session is as
groundless as Il nearly always is, but the
fact that Congressional employees are
anXlously inquiring about 1t is possibly
significant.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
The Idea!

A shop subsidy. hey?" snorted good old
Farmer Friedpie well, / guess not.
Some people is alters wantin suthin' fer
nuthin'. BY the way, Mirandy, amt our
Congressman ieetle Nate slow this year
with our seed2'
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Also Had Many Trials.

From the Columbia State.
A Bible student says that job had a
lead pencil. 1t must have been a blue
pencil. for he wished that his adver-
sary had written a Doc
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

No one should be surprised to learn that
Miss Ida TarbeH writes dialect. Since
the exploitation of Miss Gertrude Ather-
toms second best CaIiforniaese, nothing
the lady writers may do, write, or say
is calculated 90 shock severely.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Senator Hale threatens TO move for
night sessions unless the Senate talks less
and works more In other words. unless
the gas is shut of it Will be turned on.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Haven,t COZ mis- Ear.

From the Nashville American
The Washington Herald declares that
there are not enough heiTesses to go
round now" Well, they are going as fast
as they can, amt they?
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

The new Shah OF Persia has ordered n
few more rebelIious heads chopped OF.
He seems 10 have quite an elegant little
block system of his own.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

It appears that Carter Harrison is TO
run for mayor of Chicago again. The
mystery is how that office has managed
to wabble along without a Carter Har-
rison to hold it down for the past year
or so, anyhow.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
NOTHING SERIOUS.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Necessary to Consider.

From the Philadelphia Press
Necessary TO Consider.
There's too much deceitfaI f,lk in this
world" said Mrs. Kandor. y think II
one man has anything TO say about an
other he should confBe himself TO the
truth"
But said Air Kandor. suppose there
are ladies present.
From Papa.
What lovely black eyes she has"
Yes. indeed. hereditary, you know"
"Ah! her mother"
NO, her father, he was a pugIlist."
The Long Fight.
NO" said Miss Passay. with a deter
mined air. 7 shall never marry: that is
inevitably fixed"
Yes" put in Miss Pepprey. but. Of
course YOU will continue 10 struggle
against the Inevitable with your usual
pluck
That Queered Him.
Ascum-Your friend Popley wife and
her people don't seem TO Ike you.
hewitt believe they hate me They
will never forgive me because Popley
named his first boy after me.
Burning shame.
"One important thing about these CT
gars." said Stnglman, after handing a
weed to his visitor, lis that they last so
long
do they reaIy?" asked his visitor,
holding his a. arms length. "or does il
merely seem lOngg"
s kiII-JOy.
We come near lynchin' the wrong man
yesterday" said Cactus Cal; "just ready
TO swing him off. 100"
But just then you discovered the mis-
take. eh?" remarked the tourist What
luck"'
"Wuzn't it, though? The worst I ever
hear tell or"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
TWINS Ever Thus.

And how do you like heaven? Find
things pretty complete here. eh?''
Seem to be. But, sayr'
"WclI?'
Where's the complaint desk?"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02
Frun the Preridenes Journal

The whole question is a very simple sone.
Debate II as We may, il all comes 10 this
in the end-shall We remove the cause
which has hampered American shipping.
OF shall we try TO overcome the effect by
taxing the whole nation for the benefit Of
a few men? The talk about naval re-
serves and mail subventi0ns is apart from
the real issue. These are but subterfuges
70 hide a new raid upon the Treasury The
President is badly advised IN lending him
self TO such a scheme.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-02

Democrat. and the result is row. during
the progress Of which all of the political
skeletons of both parties seem likely 70
get out of the closets.