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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30
RepuuLIcAN ExrRAvAoAkcE.


The United States Treasury Il pay
ing out nearly one million a day more
than ii IS receiving, that Is. the de6cit
for the nrst seventeen days Of July
was sac, 1576is The last session Of
Congress appropriated the enormous
sum Of 81 .O0s.s97Si3,56 for the fiscal
year beginning July ], 1908, and the
session Of Congress beginning next
December may be expected to appro-
pirate as MUCH for the fiscal year be-
ginning July h 1909 That would give
our present Republican Congress the
uniane record OF being a two-hlllion-
dollar Congress- Every dollar the
Government expends Is paid IN some
way by the people, and voters should
remember that this year they will pay
s12 In taxes for each member Of their
famiilesAa total tax Of about $50 for
each average family Of Ave persons
During the last four years OF Re
publican extravagance there has been
appropriated sS.42S, 100000. or $780,
100000 more than the vast expendir
tures during four years OF civil war,
so that during that period each head
OF family has paid In National taxes
over $500; and what has he got for itg
Under Republican policies the tax
paid by the poor man Is as great as
the tax paid by the rich man. In
fact, in some cases the tax paid by
the poor man Is greater, For instance,
when Mr.. Rockefeller. or any other
rich man. buys flannel for underwear
valued above 40 cents per pound be
nays tarIK tax or $3.50 per cent,
out when 4 poor man buys a cheaper
grade Of flannel for bis underwear,
valued az not more than 40 cents per
pound, he nays tarif tax Of 1887
per cent These figures are the ac-
tual duties paid on flannel for under
wear" as officially reported by the Gov.
erument for the year 1907. As the
present Republican Congress refused
To consider any revision Of this UNI
equal tax or The many other like
cases which the present tariff law inn
poses. tho high rate OF tariff taxes on
hanncIs and everything else that is
Included IN the tariff, law sim con-
tlnues.
Yet many business men, farmers,
and those who have TO rely upon
wages. stilI vote the Republican ticket,
which Is virtually TO endorse the Re
publican policy OF taxing those with
small incomes more than those with
large incomes.
Surely it Is time for retrenchment
or reform, and experience shows that
neither can be expected from Rebub.
iicau politicians
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

'wa,armelcn Ia Russian has be.
come a savoriss dessert ~ one Of tho
Manhattan Reach hotels. says The
Savannah News. Raron schllspcn.
bach. the newly appointed Russian
consul'gcucral az New York. iatro.
dueed thc dish Observing ,ha, many
guests shook sat upon their water.
melon, the Raron asked Why they
asa 80 re was told that u was b.
cause o. the GavoF Impaired. Ho then
volunteered 20 show an eycp more
ssreeahle improvement that nlxhg b.
made upon tho natural aayur Of the
melon cAiilng sor an ogange b.
agaeened tho juice upon a ncFtlou n
melon Others o. hts pArc ava like
slse. and they prOnouneed the resul,
moss tel.yiona
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

The average prlco OF all commodi.
ties has advanced IL per cent from
June 10 July 4, but the decline
since July /, 1907 TO July 1. 1905.
hag been 1874 per cent Elghty.seyen
cents therefore buys as much now as
one dollar did q year ago, Thus the
Republlcan panic has added 40 per
cent 70 the income 81 those who have
az large incomes now a. they had a
year ago. bat 10 those who are out
OF work, IN consequence OF the Re
publican panic and have no income.
Il spells disaster.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

The Short Talks" man on 1
TimesUnion pays Alachua county
following nice little compllmeI
-Alachua county is building a =,
road which win run by way Of d
vile, Rocky Point. wacahoOn
through a splendid farm region
Micanopy there connecting with
hard road to Ocala. Alachua is
of Florida's most progressive cd
ties.v
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

r, J Fans, for many years one Of
Tho faithful employees Of Tho san prior
70 ths installation OF The linotype. Il
now employed on The High springs
McssenEer AR, Faaa II a practical
pFiRter and allround newspaper man,
~ evidenced by las, weeks Issue OF
The Messenger. which DO had %
edit III addition 10 his olher duties
Rev a r Taylor the editor belnS
compelled % remain By the bedside
~ very sick wife. Tho sun trust.
that Mrs Taylor mmy soon be restor
"a 70 her usual health
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

II something n NOT done 10 reduce
tho burden 81 TAXATION under which
the people % FLORIDA are now labor
fng there Il SONG 10 he 4 political
revolution ID Flcrlda ere mapy YEARS
Noswlshstandlng that valuations havs
more than trcblea during me past
quarter 81 a century (ha rate q taxa
ton has more than doubled. The rams
~ gANation IN Gainesville alasr.cs, b.
elndinE Stale, county, city ana SUB
school district, - now lsa mins
Which h enligeV 100 high. even upop
property vAlaaiion o. ouehAlf for
ths benefits derived
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

Comptroller Groom has his faults.
IA the estimation o. some people. the
same as every other public official.
but there u no disputing the fact that
be IL an efficient State officer. lie
Is careful IN auditing accounts against
the state and everything in his de.
parimens Is conducted ia a systemat.
IL manner.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30
10000 TELEGRAPH
OPERATORS NEED
Young Men Prepare Yourselves
Good Positions

On account OF the new elghtl
law passed BY Congress IN the 4
est OF telegraphers, and also %
count OF so many new RAILROADS
built and old lines extended, a.
usual demand for operators aas
created. Conservative es.ia
have placed the number OF aaa sac,
operators that will BE- requlrea
ing the next ten months al aPfI
mately 10000.
YOUNG MEN, NOW Is lOlA
PORTUNITYl Enroll IN our
NOW and IN only four 70 il' p
We will have you qualified ior ~
DositIons telegraph opefal''
celve from 5000 upWaTlA
school has been estahlisheI
wears. lts equipment Is 1870
esrnction thorough and praeu.ss-'
aitious positively guar
nradnates Board IN NeSs ,..i 80
sheap. the town is healthisii
n@oT.ie are cordial Two Ma
PsJiroa5 wires run into eei \,
rooms. No other school y W. "a
state has such upsodate ~ III
80 facIIitles for the bensl, -,
st,,dersr Write AZ onee lof
gcrIbtIve ilferature
snUTHERN SCHOOL Of ItltS"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30
rHE EDISON CONCRETE HOUSE

Few inventions could have such
widespread efEect at once upon do
nestle architecture. the building trade.
and the housing conditions OF work
ing people, says American Industries
for July, as the deyising If a new,
quick and inexpensive method OF con-
structing dwellings suitable for the
housing OF those who cannot pay high
rents.
This, however, is Just what Mr.. Edi
son proposes in- his plan Tor establish
ing the new industry OF manufacture
ing" inexpensive houses out OF CON
crete, poured in one piece by the use
of enormous moulds. The idea, If car
ried to commercial success, is certain
to prove the most revolutionary limo
walton In building construction since
the Introduction Of the steel-frame
once building. 1t will be a step for
ward in the utilization OF the methods
Of cement construction which goes far
beyond anything yet attempted. The
use of concrete In house.building is
already established successfully In
this country and abroad, but nothing
like the proposed plan Of pouring
dwelling houses IN moulds. as one
would pour q flooring or pier, has
been even suggested before.
Nevertheless Mr. Edison Is conf
dent and enthusiastic over the success
full development OF his plans, which
he believes win. in effect. reduce to a
minimum the two prime elements In
building construction, those OF time
and cost.
The novel feature OF the project de-
veloped by Mr.. Edison consists III the
use OF moulds as a means OF holding
the concrete structure In form dur.
ing the drying process. The moulds are
TO be composed OF cast iron plates
The details Of their dimensions are
undetermined but Il Is expected that
the plates will vary IN thickness from
three-fourths inch 10 seven.eighths
Inch. II Is she inventors expectation
that Il win be found possible 90 con-
struct two houses per month with one
set OF moulds and TO secure variety
OF design Il Is proposed 70 have six
sets OF the forms made. at an esti.
mated aggregate cost OF about 100000
The size OF the building which Mr..
Edison proposes to erecs on these
terms Is twenty-one feet BY forty.nlne
feet. with a height Of thirty.aye feet.
not including the cellar The walls
are to be twelve inches thick. decreas.
Ing 20 eight inches ON the second
story The roof win b six inches IN
thickness and the floors and parti.
tions uniformly four inches through
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

II Il claimed that there win not be
sufficient money In the State treas.
ury IN October to pay the pension
claims, and that Governor Broward
will assign this as one reason for
calling an extra session OF the I.egls-
lecture.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

Can't look well, eat well or feel I
with impure blood feeding your b,
Keep the blood pure with Burd
Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take q
else, keep clean and you win D
long life.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

y The Sun IL pleased 10 note that
some Of those who formerly abused
The Times.unlon now speak In praise
Of It's editorials.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

The New York Democrats are en-
tireiy too harmonious on the surface
70 bode good results on election day.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

The executive COMMITTEES o. the
third Congressional district has de-
elared j. Walter Kehoe the regular
Democratic nominee. after a prolong.
"a contest Upon the decision o. the
committee Hon. p II Mays who bad
a majority og 40 votes on me face
% the retnrns save notice that D.
would appeal 20 the people N the
general eiection.t The committee has
been sniolned BY Judge Malone how-
ever. % canvass me returns as sworn
b by me inspectors and declare the
RESULT accordingly. cr show canse lor
ucs " doing THIS puts q new rhase
upon the eontsrs ana the oascone
win BE- awaited Win considerable -.
tereRt
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

n IT'S printed stationery you VI
The Sun Office is the place to set
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30
AdvertIsIna Rates:

Local advertisements, IS cents a
Glne for the first and 10 cents for each
additional insertion.
Display advertisements for three,
elk and twelve months at special rates.
Prices furnished upon application.
Marriage and Death notices inserted
Rree. Obituaries, cents q line.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

The Twice-a-Week Sun 81 q year;
Elx months, 5Oc.; single copies, Sc.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

MnwWe viii not accept stamps Of
q larger denomination than 2 cents.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

Published Every Monday and Thursday
at Gainesville, Florida.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-07-30

9ntered December 81. 1902. al Gaines.
willie. Fla. as second.cla8s matter.
under Act Of Congress Of March 3,
1879.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
SHOULD NOT WE SHOULDER
OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITIES?

LOS ANGELES, June 2.-[Editor
Herald: 1 fear me wv. B. c." let's the
"cat out of the bag (mind, 1 give him
credit for not having realized it was
there) when, after disclafming the
spirit of revenge he goes on to dep
recate the "wishywashy sentimental
ity'' which pities the criminal when his
depredations do not affect u.s." etc. All!
here comes pussyt So 1t would seem,
when they do affect us, or when some
overdose neighbor has been robbed
and we are quaking in consequence.
All! 1 am sadly afraid w. b. c. hasn't
seated that spirit of revenge-alto-
gether. It's only "wee bit kitty" per-
haps, but she's there!
Anyway, why waste words? If w.
B. C.'s scriptural authority" says
Thou shalt not kilp': yet tells us else
where that "he who sheddeth mans
blood by man shall his blood be shed.
as quoted by wv. B. c." why waste
time cropping in a blind alley? Why
not try common horse sense, with lit
tie humanity mixed in; in short, that
far to-seek sense of proportion that has
been so often mentioned in this dis
cussion?
If scriptural sanction Is our only
guide, there are those whose interpre-
tation of that authority would land us
right back in witch persecution and
chatteI slavery. VAL STONE.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
SPOOKS

nHE supervisors have decided to con-
4 tinue to tax mediums at Eden
- dale There are many sec tionS OF
the country in which spook mongering
is prohibited and in which it is unlaw-
full to take money for ghost shows
card readings. clairvoyance feats or
any kind of fortune telling, divination,
necromancy or witchcraft or to charge
fees for holding converse with familiar
spirits. The president of the Anti
Fakers society of Los Angeles county
says some of the greatest rascals in
the world have been operating at
Edendale. Great rascals sometimes are
active in many communities of the
United States, and they are not all in
the spook business. But spook raising
is a peculiarly and particularly ohjec-
tionable and obnoxious way of making
living, even if we grant that the spooks
are genuine Why should anyone have
to pay good money to fat woman who
raises the ghost of ones great great
great great grandmother or of Ar
taxerxes or Noah or Maher shall al
hash baz or some equally useless and
archaic person? An up-to-date ghost,
with average human intelligence, might
be beneficial to an individual or a
community. For instance, spook
which could tell us the result of the
presidential election or the future his
tory of the Philippines. or the date Of
an impending visit from a mother-in-
law would be=~elcomed by all well dis
posed men; while there is hardly eiti-
zen who would not put himself to con-
siderable trouble in order to entertain
a ghost which would help him with his
work, or would go about persuading
millionaires to remember him in their
wills, or make itself generally useful in
some PRACTICAL WAY. But as for
these ghosts which babble about the
happiness of little Brighteyes and sing
Happy Land in a waspish soprano,
or come out and materialize in misfit
trousers and property whiskers, we
have no use for them, even If they are
genuine. Take them away!
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
FINE ARTS LEAGUE

MAY success attend the Fine Arts
wi league. We hope it will realize
A'A it's ambitions, carry into effect
it's plans and make Los Angeles the
Mecca for art lovers from the world
over" If America is to be the literary
and art center, Los Angeles is the CEN
trail point of that center. Here nature
and circumstances have conspired to
produce a natural home for literature.
music and art We do not thank any
body for calling Los Angeles the Paris
of America. Paris is not the Los An
geles of Europe, because Los Angeles
has points of superiority over Paris,
and many advantages which not all the
money in the world could buy for the
French capital. The advantage which
Paris does possess is in its recognition
as a marketing and distributing center
Human nature is so whimsical ana
freakish that a wealthy man who would
turn up his nose at a little painting II
he saw it in the window of Fifth ave-
nue. store in Manhattan, or on the easel
of its creator in Los Angeles. would be
seized with transports of delight II he
found it in a Partisan studio or on the
sacred walls of the emporium of fash
ionable French dealer.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
INSURANCE

4 CCoRDING to an expert review of
IN the insurance business, life in
IA surance organizations distributed
in 1907 in the United States and Can
ada the huge sum of $351,115,592. In
addition payments were made for divi-
dends and surrender values and to
foreign policy holders and annuit-
ants to the estimated amount of $123,-
900, ,000 This brings the grand total of
life insurance payments of all kinds
in 1907 up to $474 5,592.. A new feat
ure of the business was prominent in
the year under review. On account of
the money stringency there was
great deal of borrowing on policies.
While banks and individuals were
boarding money life insurance COM
panies were lending it at a low rate of
Some of the big companies
made loans averaging $1,000,0o0 a day.
Many savings banks in large cities re-
uuired sixty days notice of withdrawal
Of deposits, but it was not recorded
that a single life insurance company
withheld loans on policies that had
for loans, or defaulted in
it's obligation to loan. In many cases
loans were made on policies that had
no stipulations for loans 1t is splen-
did evidence of the sterling honesty
and integrity of the average business
man" that many of the larger loans
are already repaid, while others are
beinp paid. An American does not
like to be in debt. In many cases of
the loans on life insurance policies
which are now being repaid CONNER
cial credit was sustained, payments
were made to employees who otherwise
would have been without money and
were kept from being sac
rif1ced.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
WORLDWIDE INTEREST
INFLUENCE OF THE FLEET
RY FREpERIc J. ttAskIN

newspaper press, which has come into
existence since the Boxer trouble of
1900 has told the people all over the
empire that the American emperor has
sent his great fleet to protect China
from the mikado. Americans at home
may smile at this child-lilSe faith In q
Characterization alliance, but the Chi
nese take comfort in 1t. Furthermore,
they will cite some corroborative testi-
mony in the form of Secretary Taft's
Shanghai speech. That speech had
much wider circulation In Asia than 1t
had in America.
The Chinese fear the Japanese
Japan is threatening Chinese territory
on the Korean border. Japan is ig-
noring the Chinese rights In Southern
Manchuria. Japan Is putting obstacles
In the way of Chinese railroad con-
struction Japanese ships are bring
ing Japanese army rifles into China to
arm chinese revolutionists. The genu-
Inc reform party In China looks to the
United States as it's best friend. 1t is
the nation that returns unearned IN
IDENTITIES, the only great power that
has not tried to grab rich Chinese ter
ritory, the great power which prevent
ed others from grabbing. The United
States battleship fleet will have the
effect in China OF bringing the Chi
nese to a relization of the great power
of the American nation. All Chinese
are from Missouri" They want to
take a "looksee" before they accept any
tale. The fleet will give them con-
crete material upon which to base a
continuance of their faith in American
good intentions. f.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
FLEET EXPECTS ROYAL
WELCOME FROM NATIVES
OF THE MIkADo'S EMPIRE

In Japan the fleet probably will re-
ceive a welcome which will equal, If 1t
does not surpass, any of the official re-
ceptions of the whole cruise. The pol
ished and cosmopolite diplomatists,
ministers and military officers of the
empire will employ every art of a peo-
pie trained for two thousand years in
courtesy to make the stay of the Amer
ican seamen pleasant. And, what is
more important, the japanese foreign
Office will carefully abstain from writ
ing any notes to the American govern
ment in the arrogant tone which was
employed in discussing the San Fran
cisco incident. The influence of the
fleet has already manifested itself in
the diplomatic communications of the
mikados ministry. It's full force will
be felt later on.
In China the influence of the fleet will
be wholly different. Already the Chi
nese look upon the coming fleet as n
physical guarantee of that territorial
integrity which John Hay preserved
eight years ago. Then China feared
European nations, whose mutual jeal-
ousy prevented war. McKinley's Sec
retary of state saved China by diplo-
macy. Now China fears the insidious
encroachments of Japan. The Chinese
believe that the demonstration of force
made by the presence of the American
fleet will operate to deter Japan from
carrying out it's designs. The Chinese
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
SAN PEDRO HARBoR

A TELEGRAM from Senator Flint
N received by his secretary. Frank
IA Buren,, read as follows: advise
me by wire when board appointed by
secretary of war to establish harbor
lines will make it's report. The secre--
tary win approve the report immedi-
ately If satisfactory to the commercial
organizations" The secretary of the
harbor commission has expressed the
opinion that the telegram indicates the,
fight for a free harbor has been won
completely without the recognition of
any quitclaims by the government,
but that it is possible enough quit
claims have already been filed with the
war department to meet the require
of the department who have been in
sisting on recognizing the tide land
claims of the corporations. Whatever
be the inside facts, those in possession.
of the public indicate broadly that.
thanks to the efforts of patriotic citi-
zens who devoted their energies and
time to the protection of the public in
its rights, and thanks, no doubt, also
to the firm and consistent stand in line
with public duty taken by the Los An
geles Herald a free harbor at San Pc
dro is in prospect, with all it means in
the commercial encouragement, growth,
expansion, development. progress and
prosperity of Los Angeles and Southern
California.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-03
THE JESUS ROAD

MRS. ROBERT j.. BURDETTE re-
N ports Christian Indians of the
MI Five Nations have raised a fund
of $500 to be expended in bringing the
unconverted Indians of those tribes to
walk in 'the Jesus road"
without regard to it's religious sig
nificance and looking at 1t merely
ethicaliy, from the consideration OF
the material and moral Improvement
of humanity, it is most devoutly to be
wished that more white people would
follow the example Of the simple IN
dians and walk in the Jesus road.
1t would be charming and delightful
to see the union of all the churches
with a common purpose of redeeming
humanity and teaching 1T how to live.
1t is the Bible which talks of the
pleasures of religious harmony. We
do not know how many denominations
there are in the world today. Perhaps
they are innumerabIe. We do not even