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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
FORTUNES IN GROUND.
It Awaits Those Who Develop the
 Western Mineral Lands.

Washington, D. C., Feb 24.- Enormous fortunes are awaiting those who have the courage and, incident ally, the capital, to develop the min eral lands of the western country. Investigations conducted by the Unit ed States geological survey indicate that approximately 70,000,000 acres of the land of western states are un- derlaid with valuable deposits of coal. The coal contained in these lands varies in quality from the lowest to the highest grade. but all of it is more or less valuable.
 Between July, 1906, and December. 1907. more than 66,000,000 acres of this land. which belongs to the United States. was withdrawn from entry, because it was the purpose of the government to determine whether the land contained deposits of coal that might be regarded as merchantable.
 Investigations made by agents of the government disclosed the fact that much of this government land was being entered upon by persons whose claims were not legitimate. Tn fact, it was discovered that the gov ernment was being defrauded sys- tematically. The lands of the public domain were being acquired illegally by persons or corporations who knew their value. For many years the gov ernment has suffered in this respect but now 1t is determined to put an end to that kind of fraud.
 In order to determine the real val ue of government lands. the United States geological survey was directed to make an investigation into the sub ject and. during the past year. agents of the bureau have made a personal examination of about 15.000,0 900 acres of public land. The reports re- ceived indicate that much of this land is underlaid with coal and is very valuable.
 Under the present law. this land is subject to entry at a minimum of SIC and s2O an acre. the difference in the entry price being made on the ac- count of the proximity of the land to railroads. The agents of the geo. logical survey have recommended that these lands which contain de- posts of coal be not disposed of at the minimum price fixed by the law because they evidently are of far greater value. A classification of the lands. therefore. was made by the geological survey and the lands with drawn from entry heretofore were re- stored to entry at prices fixed in the classification
 Secretary Garfield points out that the method of leasing which he sug- gests Is not new. that it Is praeticed In the eastern part of the country and in foreign countries He says that experience has demonstrated that the leasing system will be of great benefit to the country and tc the individuals and will enable the people. generally. to obtain the great. est net results. financially. from the public domain This proposition has appealed favorabIy to the congress and it is likely that legislation along the lines suggested viil be enacted
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
By JAMES A. EDGERToN.


 yHY not hold a convention of M/ presidential candidates? There are enough of them, and they
 are more interested than any body else. Let them get together and fight 1t out. The first number on the programme would be speechmaking contest to show which candidate has the most real oratory and which the most hapdoodle. The second test would be to determine who could talk the longest on the tariff without commit- ting himself. A third exercise might be to discover which aspirant could make the most imposing speech on money and never get below the sur face of the question. Other tests might well be to show which candidate could be the most undertaking friend of la Dor without losing the support of capi- tai, which could do the most things to the railroads without the railroads knowing anything about it, which could hammer the trusts most fiercely without the trusts resenting 1t and withdrawing their support, which could most effectively oppose corpora ton contributions to the campaign fund in future campaigns and who could best impersonate the one and only simon pure Roosevelt legatee without offending Roosevelt's enemies. This sort of forensic foot race would not only help the public in sizing up the entries, but would be most valua- ble training for the candidates them selves. It would give them a chance to get acquainted with each other, which
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
Knox, the Trust Bustsr'
Personal Side of Pennsykanias Junior Senator, Dstn guished Candidate For the Presdency-CIean Thinker, With Much Intellectual. Force and
 Good Story Teller.
Good Story Teller.

1 He was once corporation attorney, and good one, and he was afterward the first of the trust busting attorney generals, and he was good at that also. It is true he never put any of the big criminals in Jail, but neither have his successors. After awhile the Ameri- can people and their representatives at Washington will get through the talk stage of doing things and get into the deed stage. When that time comes. some of the large thieves may go to jail, but not before.
 If convention of presidential candi- dates were held, it is probable that Knox would be the shortest man there, although La Toilette of Wisconsin would run him a close race. These two are the big little men of the sen ate. Knox is so abbreviated that Roosevelt called him "the sawed off cherub.'
 One morning Vice President Fair banks saw Knox with an expectant look on his face and bundle of pa pers in his hand, but could not deter mine whether the little man was sit ting down or standing up. He asked one of the clerks, who after close scrutiny announced that he was stand ing. "The senator from Pennsylvania" |" said the chair in his most solemn and 1toY ,fox- {np
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25

please his little chum fell on the pi- anola. So when Mrs. Knox was ready to spring the surprise Philander junior remarked gleefully:
 "Oh, yes, know-the pian0la."
 Mrs. Knox looked at her husband, but he was extremely busy with the morning paper.
 Senator Knox has fad of buying rare editions and old prints. Mrs. Knox, hearing of an auction where some books she knew he would want were on sale, decided to surprise him, as the senator had to leave the city the day before the auction came of. When. she began bidding on her choice edi- tions, she found one persistent bidder in the field. After running the prices up to four or five times what they should be she was reluctantly forced to quit the field.
 "Who got those editions on which was bidding?" she asked the auctioneer after the sale.
 Senator Knox" was the reply, and he was surprised to see the lady almost faint
 It was true. Knox had his repre- sentative at the sale, and Mrs. Knox in bidding up prices had put him out of pocket several hundred dollars.
 q never did like surprises" remark ed the senator when he heard Of it.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
OLD FASHIONED.

What has become of the old fash toned girl who "set her cap" for a man?
 What has become of the old fash toned man who said his boy was "a casef'
 What has become of tic old fash toned young man who said when his shoe became united that his sweet. heart was thinking of him?
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
SENATOR AND MRS PH1LANDER c. KNOX.

of discrimination in Knox or 1t may be owing to the fact that Chauncey NJ. Depew and Leslie NJ. Shaw have used up all the old stories.
 The following Is Knox's Philadelphia turtle tale:
 A man stood before a restaurant where three large turtles were dis played One hand was in his mouth, but with the other he was poking at the turtles.
 Here" said the proprietor, keep away from there or you will get hurt"
 "Hurt" said the man. taking his finger from his mouth and eying 1t ruefully T have been hurt already. but am now trying to find out which Is the head and which Is the tail of this animal. so that can tell whether I have been bitten or stung."
 Senator Knox's physician advised him to quit using tobacco. A few days later he happened in unexpectedly and found the senator contentedly pulling at large black cigar.
 Here, senator" he said, T thought I told you to quit that"
 "Qult what?" asked Knox innocently.
 "Why, quit using tobacco"
 'Tobaccol Why, my dear doctor. I am not using tobacco. I am smoking a cigar Senator Deliver gave me"
 When hurriedly leaving the presl- dent one day. Knox was eagerly ac- costed by bunch of reporters
 What was your conference aboutT they asked in chorus.
 "An appointment" said Knox. break ing through the corion.
 "A Pennsylvania appointment"
 sOh. yes, certainly--a Philadelphia one. Can't stop now. but there may be q statement from the White House this afternoon"
 Thereupon aIi the Pennsylvania cor respondents got busy. If Senator Knox took such an interest in the case. the appointment must be for one of the biggest offices In the presidents gift
 Late in the afternoon they got an audience with Private Secretary Loeb. "Appointmenty' be said. with a puz- zled air. 'rOh. yes. remember It was an appointment for the president to speak in Philadelphia. Why. what's the mattery
 And to this day those reporters won der if 1t was a practical joke on the part of Knox-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
Trust Busting Attorney General.

The Hon. George Bruce Cortelyou could finance the affair. the Hon. Will liam L. Douglas of Massachusetts could furnish racing shoes for the grand presidential sprint. the Hon. JO- seph c. Cannon of Illinois could exc cute q buck and wing dance. showing iust how young a man of seventy-two feels: George Gray and Judson liar non could sing a duet entitled 'Safe snd Sane" Governor Charles E. Huehes of New York could show that he is a better Roosevelt man than Roosevelt himself. several other can aIdates could be wildly wigvagEing with imitation lightning rods. and last. but not least. the Hon. Philander c. Knox of Pennsylvania could gzllep rnadly on the stage driving z spank inr team of fhoroughbreds named corpozfioa Attorney and Trust Bust CT. for t is q fact not denied of sny that Senator Knox has at tines frfrsn h>hlnd each of thess hnr~<
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25

would be as pleasant as the enforced association of bunch of sultors to the hand of the same girl They could also give each other points in the high art of side stepping and ln the higher one of saying nothing in an earnest and dIgnified manner. By all means let us have a convention of presidential pos abilities. Of course most of them would be presidential impossibllities, but they would not know this until fate had tipped over one or two houses on them.
 It would be a great spectacle for the plain people. Imagine the Hon. Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana proving by long and eloquent argument that things equal to the same thing are equal to each other. provided it is not otherwise arranged in the tariff sched- ules. Fancy the Hon. William Jen- nings Bryan of Nebraska declaring w,,h impassioned fervor for the gov .rnment ownership of railroads-after 1850. Picture the manly and monu- mental form of the Hon. William Howard Taft of Ohio arising in its place and from it a small and piping voice issuing to this effect:
 You'd scarce expect one of my age
 To speak fin public on the stage.
 But you just ought to hear my pa.
 Then the Hon. Leslie Mortimer Shaw of New York and Denison, Ia. would come forward to tell little anecdote, after which the appreciative chorus of other candidates would sing: In the days of old Rameses-
 Are you on7
 rn the days of old Rsy-sses-
 Are you on7
 h the days of old RameSes- That story had paresis-
 Are you ong Are you on? Are you onf
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
Good Story Teller.

Senator Knox tells many good sto- ries, and the beauty of them is that they still have the dew of youth upon their brow. This may be due to a sense
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
Spoiled a Surprise.

While Senator Knox is the soul of discretion In bis business and pubilc life. Mrs. Knox asserts that he csnnot keep a secret In hls own family. Ttvas planned to surprise Philander Junior with a pianola oa Chnstmss- The sldsr PhElsnder. k0vever. net the boy and in searching ahoat fox ne.s thzt E0a8
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-25
Recipient of Big Fees.

Before becoming attorney general Mir. Knox was counsel for the Carnegie company at Pittsburg. He scarcely ever appeared in court, but earned enormous fees as a consulting attor- ney. He was retained once in an h. dianapolis street car case and as he did not wish to appear put his fee at what he thought would be prohibitive figure. It was paid without word, however. The associate counsel in the case was ex-President Benjamin liar l rison. Out of sense of courtesy Knox offered to divide the fee, but Harrison refused. After winning the case Knox asked the former president what he got. Twenty-Five thousand dollars" said Harrison, with some pride. What did they give you?" "One hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars" an swered Knox.
 At another time MT. Knox wished to make trip to Egypt, but was asked to take a certain case that would make the trip impossible. Again he placed
 
 prohibitive figure, but again his terms were accepted. A friend who heard Knox's outburst when he found that his outing to Egypt must be abandoned said that it was the first time he had ever heard lawyer swear over receiv- ing big fee.
 Philander Chase Knox was born at Brownsville, Pa, in 1853. His father was warm personal friend of James G. Blaine, who was also born in Brownsville Young Knox received college education, studied law and was admitted to the bar at the age of twenty-two. A year later he was made assistant district attorney of western Pennsylvania. He next formed the well known firm of Knox & Reed, which probably had the largest cor poration practice in Pittsburg.
 One of Knox's school friends was William Mckinley, and this fact doubt less had much to do with making the Pennsylyanian attorney general in the summer of 1901. Knox's three great achievements in that office were the dissolution of the Northern Securities merger, the enjoining of the beef trust and the clearing up of the legal title and purchase of the Panama canal. In 1904 he was appointed United States senator to succeed the late Matthew S. Quay and was afterward elected both to the short and long terms.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

ker je bill dolzsn assessment "a tri
mesece. Ali misli on, da bodo
drustveni tajniki hodili "a MIN in
ga prosili, da poravna svoj dolgi
V eel. Sv.' sem eital, da smo
6lani drustva Sloga ma tisti sell,
ktere Sc il vdelezil glavni jednotin
tajnik, klicali bratu 81. tajniku:
ven IL hale. To nj res Bill sem ma
Woo. a nisem slisal ME takega.
Bratje ma resno delo! Delujmo
slozno in odlocno in yes kondati-
zcm, klobucarizem ter slavni pod
jedizem nam ne DO mogel mic. IL
trebimo IL jednote vse kar je
gnjilega in pojdimo naprej pod
gcslom: napredak, bratstvo in
svObOda. j
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Poslano.

G. honda, kaj YAM je moja O.
seba ma pOtii Cemu Sc meme Via
cite V syoj nizkotni list9 Down
in out bodetc lahko tudi vi.
kadar Vas bodejo l.iudje dobro
Spoznali. kakor sem Vas re JAZZ.
Cd kedaj ste pa vi kaksen So
cialist? Ali mislite. da ste cato. ~
socialist, Sc pri ameriSki Stranki
plaeujete meseGni asesmentl c.,
Honda, zakaj me niste tega vpra-
sail pred petimi lett. ko smo V
Clevelandu pri Skrbetu. l3 Cliff
ION Ct, ustanavljali soc. kldb?
Ali Vas nj bilo sram vporabljati
nesocialista V svoje svrhe in ko-
risti? G. Honda, vi ste IA - dobi-
eek vse socialist, klerikalec. brez-
ere it'd! To sc pravi. da vi nj
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14
Nagla bolezen.

Vsakemu Sc lahko pripeti, da
magic zboli Brez kakega vzroka
dObi bolezen zelodcu in pusti-
ii mora delo. V takih slucajih J.
mate Y Trinerievem zdravilnem
grenkem VIM naibOlje sredstvo.
kajti n VAN naihitreje pomaga
in vas perfektno ozdravi. To
vinsko zdravilo ne uredi samo pre-
bavnih organov. temvec .jih tudi
ojaci, da lahko opravljajo vsako
naporno delo. Kadarkoli ie vase
prebavljanje Y neredu. izgubili
bodete apetit. vase telo bode o.
Slahelo in vase enerzijo je proc.
Ako So vpoSteva. da ii pojavi
lahko povzrocijo Smrtno bolezen.
je zelo vazno. da Sc TAXA bolezen
prcpreci. Iapomnite ST torej. da
je Trinerjcvo zdravilno grenko
vino najboliSe Sredstvo "a vse te
slucaje; ono je blagodeino tudi
"a najbolj zdrazljiv zelodec. Temu
morate poSvetiti najvecjo poor
most. V lekarnah. Jos. Triner. GIG
CPD So. Ashland Ave. Chicago.
Ill.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

ste ni6l Prava nicla ste pc
prepricanju! In vi hoGete govo-
RITZ o prepricanju druzih?
5 tenn mi menda pojete hyalo,
ker sem st enkrat boril "a Va Gil.
Sv. in pr TEN pozrl marsiktero
grenko zaradi VaSega lista.
ker je pa z obrekovanjem mole
osebe Y zvezi tudi neki France
Budna (potovalni agent "a elias
Svobode), vprasam tudi tega kus,
carja, kaj ga briga moja pozicija
in MOI zaSluzek? Kolikokrat je bill
pa re ia down in out odkar je
V sluzbi bossa Martinas Ali je
kopica dolgov tudi zasluzek22R
John Meden.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

iste ''pridnosti" je sedaj zopet
suspendiran.
3. Odloeen protest prot iva
nredni konveneiji. ker ne vemo
bode Ii tudi novi odbor 49, sedanji
glavni odbor - tako radovoljno
oddal svoje prostore.
I. Opozarjamo elane S. y. p. j.,
da sc mai ne ozirajo ma zanjke,
ktere Jim nastavliajo ii slavni
"naprednjaki''.
g. Ia resoluciia Sc ina poSlati
Y natis "Glasu Svobode'', jedno-
tinemu "Glasilu' in "Proletar-
DruStvO Sloga stew. 16.
:. y. p. J. John Ermenc, tajnik f.:
Ferdinand Bizjak, nadzornik
Frank Saeun. Joe Kolenc (dcle-
gat Y Kenoshi) clana.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1908-04-14

Milwaukee, Wis. 8. apr. - Ce-
njeni urednik. Prosim, dovolite
mn malo p%rostOra V naSem prilju-
bljenem listu "Proletarec."
Ne morem 81 kaj, da ne hi po-
rocal sodrugom Sirom Amerike o
izidu tukajsnjih volitev.
Celia Amerika je povprasevala,
kdo bo mayor mesta Milwaukee.
IzvOljen je demokrat Rose z o.
OLA GLASGOW. Socialni demokrat
Seidel je dobil 20,907 glasov. Re
publikanci. kteri so bill poprej ma
krmilu, so dOZiveli letos veIikan-
ski pOraz; Nth kandidat Pringle
je dobil samo 1S,349 glasov. Soci-
aldemOkratska Stranka je izvolila
9 aldermanov; demokratje imajo
: in republikanci 6 aldermanov.
Nolitve st je vzdrzalo kakih 20
tisoc vOlivcev, nekaj zaradi sla-
bega vremena, drugi pa radi ma
lomarnoSti.
Sporociti moran tudi, da V war
dab. kjer %stanujejo Slovenci, je
sodrug Seidel prodrl z veGino. To-
rel rojaki, lie naprej tako slozno,
SocialdemOkratska stranka ie V
dveh letih napredovala "a 5000
glaSov. X Rose-jevi izvolitvi je
najvec pripomogel denar. kajti
potroSil je $4,000. Ako vposte-
vamo. da ina mayor V Milwaukee
IA svojo dvcletno dobo $4,000
place, je potemtakcm Rose prekle-
to malo profitiral. Tudi republi-
kanec Pringle je pokopal "a volt
TIVE okrog 5000, a vrhutega Sc
dozivel fiasko.
Slovenci, stoJte krepko V volil-
mem boju. kajti blizajo Sc nam Sc
Jesenske volitve. Stopite V vrste
razrednozavednih delavcev in gla-
suite "a socialiste. Ne date Sc
%podkupiti IA par glazev place.
kakor so to sedaj napravili tukaj-
snji Poljaki in Italijani.
Prebirajte dobre socialisticne
casnike. POSebno VAN p%riporocam
"Proletarca', XII Sc neustraseno
bori "a ideje socializma. Zelim
'Prolctarcu' najlepSi vspeh,
mnogo narocnikov in da ostane
Pravicen, tako da bode V zgled
drugim SLOW. socialisticnim listom
Pozdrav sodrugom in vsem "a
vednim slovenSkim delavcem V A.
meriki.
Frank Bacun.
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Cumberland No. 2, Wyo.,

ldHu NJ. q, Wyo', -.
aprila. Cenjeno uredniStvo Pro
.letarca'! V %. stew. "Glasa Ma
roda' Sc mex tukajsnji +. X. "a
letava V naSo Slovensko social
organizacio in mas clane iste
imenuje SirokOustneze in kniGace.
Mi So nismo mad nikomur kricali.
kar IN zadnjic pisali Y "Prole-
tarcu". to je bila cista resnica. Da
Sc nekteri slovenski delavci slabo
ob~naSajo, je res: in zato je ogenj
V strehi. Pregovor pravi: resnica
oGi kolje. +. X. in tepci njegove-
ga kalibra. Xxi ne raZumejo mic o
Socializmu, mai 81 ne repencijo
prevec. Socialist. XII vemo kaj de-
lamo, XII vemo. da je socialism
edini pripomoGek "a oSloboditev
delavca IL kapitalisticne mezdne
SuznoSti. sc niti malo ne zmeni-
mo ce zakvaka zala V luzi. Bill so
r. drugi ljudje, Iii so Sc zaganjali
Y naSo delavsko zvezo, pa MISC mic
opravili; tako ne bodies tudi ii
+. X. Najbolje je torej. da 81 tho
in spiS Sc nadalje spanje nezave-
Omega - dokler So enkrat ne
vzdramiS.
+. X. nekaj kvasi o 'delu" in
"bratSki ljubezni''. o. ii, 10 re
govoriS o bratSki ljubezni, poglej
ce je pri tvoji stranki vse -
bratSki ljubezni. &c Sc ne spomi-
MAS VOC poglei corpus deficit -
moza V obraz.
Ker Sc hi +. X. tudi rad nekaj
norceval ceS. da smo ''veseli So
drugi'', mu lahko pOkazemo. da
smo V resnici tudi veseli in korajz-
nj, kadar So ma gre IN naSe ideje.
Zapeli bono torej;
BOdimo lie veseli.
ceravno smo ''kricaGi'!
Mi trdno upamo.
da Zmaga naSa DO
Rdee prapor re vihra
pc planjavah amerikanskih.
Naprej bratje, naprei -
pod barjak mas rde6i;
resite verig Sc tlacanskih.
CLAM SLOW. soc.
kluba Zmaga st. IL.
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Milwaukee, Wis, 81. marca.

Cenjeno urednistvo! Prosimo,
priobcite V "Proletarcu" kakor
nitro mogO6e sledeco
resolucijo.
Ker "Glas SvObode" svoii 10.
Stew. v nekem dopisu zlorablja ime
nasega. tako napredujocega drus-
iva Sloga Stew. 10 S. \. T.. j.. mi
clani DIR. Sloge zakljucujemo:
/. odlocen protest proti onemu
dopisu v Gil. Sv. in vprasamo, ke-
daj je bio nase druStvo v dogovo-
ri 5 takoimenovano "'zvezo".
osnovano pc A. Podjedu in NJ.
KirarjuF
2. Protest proti br. a. Podjedu,
XII trdi, da ga je izobcil glavni cd
Dor V "a urah radi kritiziranja
zapisnika III. konvencije. Izobcilo
ga je DIR .Sloga radi trimesecnega
dolga. nakar je bill po poravnavi
istega spet nazai spejet, a radi
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Kai lie mislil?

Voznik lobrnivSi Sc k potnikom
ma vczu) Gentleman. cd tukaj
naprej je Ia pot lie "a mule in oslo.
Prosim. iztopite in nadaliujte pot
pes The Catholic News.