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The oasis., 1908-11-07
q Close Shave.

In the election for justice of the peace in Nogales precinct the re- publican candidate, Mir. J. ]. Chat ham, has won over the democratic candidate, Judge c. A. Gildea, who IS the present incumbent, by a majority of two he vote standing l5o to l56. In the count of the ballots the two candidates made an even break having received 157 votes each. Mr. H K. Chenoweth who had been watching the count closely declared that there had been mlscount on ore of the bal
The oasis., 1908-11-07
The msnsGsIo Resume. oops,s,,oo

From Mr. E. II. Evans. who WA. at Nogales Wednesday, it is learned that work at the Mansfield camp is Co be resumed Monday next. A contract has been let to Mir. Thos Fraser, the well known and com. petent mining work contractor. to cross cut the ledge on the $50 foot level from the main shaft. Mr evans will return to the camp and resume his former position as man. ager of the store and office. There has been done at the Mansfield camp great deal of good work. ana the management believe that with depth there will be encoun- tered large bodies of ore that vii, pay handsomely to mine and work. m which belief they gre joined by many who have Knowledge and good judgment in mining work and mineral hearing formations The Mansfield company has been ot real benefit to Santa Cruz coun ty, and it Is doing much toward demonstrating the depth and per- manence of the ore deposits in this region.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

people when we arrived at a period OF
immutabiIity in industry depends good
deal on the imagination Certainly. we
can have no adequate conception Of what
universal monopoly would mean A static
condition of society. such as socialism
tends to bring about, has never been con-
sidered happy one. nor could the status
be long maintained. unless human nature
becomes much more docile than II Is now
Yet It cannot be denied that there are
strong industrial tendencies toward fixed
conditions. tendencies that arc likely TO
be encouraged by the growth Of govern
mental invasion OF the economic field.
The facts give point to President Wood
row Wilson's observation, that we are
trying to fight socialism by measures that
are essentially socialistlc. But govern
mental action is not the only form which
socialism takes, More significant than
political measures is the development OF
economic conditions closely resembling
those idealized by socialists. which dc. in
fact. constitute a socialization of industry
under private ownership. These conditions,
as we have seen, are defended by men
who would hotly resent the imputation
that their doctrines or their methods have
anything in common with theoretical So
ciaiism.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
FRIDAY, MARCH 20. 1908.
Fireproof school BuiIdings

We commend to the attention of Con-
gress the estimate of the board of educa-
ton for an appropriation to make the
school buildings in the District fireproof.
on the day OF the Colllnwood disaster the
House unanimously adopted a resolution
of sympathy with the sufferers from that
easily preventable fire. Here is an oppor-
tunity 10 do something practical in the way
OF making safe the school buildings that
are within the Jurisdiction of Congress-
chance TO show an effective sympathy
with the general movement now going on
all over the country to replace dangerous
buildings with fireproof structures.
While the condition OF school build
inss in Washington is far superior as re-
spects safety from FIRE 10 what it is I'm
many other places. the reports Of the su-
perintendent and of the chief of the fire de-
partment plainly indicate that there is
abundant room for Improvement The
mere fact that it will cost $50 900 to re-
place wooden stairways with iron or con-
crete ought TO be convincing on that head.
Moreover, IL seems almost incredible
that wooden school buildings should have
been built or should be under construc-
tion in any part Of the District. Surely
Congress viii be willing. after the hor-
rible lesson Of ColIinwood. TO provide
money enough for absolutely fireproof
structures both IN the city and in the
suburbs.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
The Motto on the Coin

Now that the more piOus ones have had
their way about il and the motto goes
back on the coins. let us hope for the
best, regardless Of individual opinion.
The President knocked it OF: Congress
sticks it back-and there you are
Let us hope that the mottos everlast-
ing presence on the coins will make peo-
pie less eager in their scramble for them;
will really induce people to put their
trust somewhere else than in the al
mighty dollar. Maybe it won't but
there's no harm in hoping. Let's seek 10
convince ourselves that no more Jokes
like In God we trust-aH others required
TO pay cash in advance" will be cracked
az the mottos expense. In short. let rs
believe that all the good things are going
TO happen that should happen as a con-
sequence of Congressional interference In
the crisis lately upon US.
But. above all, let us remember how
sternly Congress has rebuked the Presi-
dent. Cannot every Representative in the
House go home now and show Just how
the Executive hand has been STAYED IN
the act Of committing a foul wrong7 Is
there Congressman so poor at Keeping
UP his fences that he cannot demonstrates
to his constituency the great Importance
Of keeping the President in. his place. and
prove # by the noticed coin? The gov
ernment is divided into three parts-leeis-
lative. judicial and executive. These
fellow-eitizens, must be kept-and so on:
you know the rest, And there's the coin
mottoless once. noticed now forever
more. to prove it. Moreover. to prove
that Congress did it all by itself in spite
Of the Big Stick. but not to spite IT. Of
course.
SO far as We are concerned, we bid the
motto welcome home; welcome TO the
house Of its fathers. so to speak. We
don't expect to see it so very often; at
least. we hardly think our familiarity will
be so excessive that It will ever breed
contempt Nevertheless. walk right in.
motto, and make yourself at homei
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
Socialism in Practice.

The socialistic idea that competition
should be abolished seems 70 have been
accepted without amendment by some
defenders OF modern trust practices.
Along with II goes the comfortable theory
that prices should be maintained by COM
bination and cooperation. this regulat-
ing force being used 10 prevent the opera
tion Of the ordinary laws of demand and
supply Judge r. H. Gary, OF the Steel
Corporation. has enunciated the economic
doctrine of the stability of prices, and
that corporation has pGt II into effect so
far as its power extends. Mr.. Gary de-
clares that the maintenance Of prices
above the competitive level is beneficial
TO the manufacturers. to their customers.
TO employees. and 10 business interests
generally. Stability OF prices. he has re-
Gently said. is desirable when reasonable
and violent fluctuations are 10 be de-
plored. Following this theory. the Steel
Corporation has made no changes In its
price lists Notwithstanding the recession
Of business and the general fan in prices
OF other commodities than steel. This
policy has been adopted by some other
discussion. One of its defenders. the
RAilw1y World remarks:
1t viii be fortunate and happy day for IN.
American people when into every department ~
thsir Business life is introduced the same e,e-
menta Of inmutability that characterize the stee,
industry to-day. When that time shall c,ne
whether BY universal monopoly or by bsrmo,to,,,
cooperation among competitors the most dapvpro.,.
and disturbing element in business caIC7llatiop,nn
certainty-~il have been permanently removed
An era OF immutabiIity in industry or
Of universal monopoly. It is hardly neces-
sary TO say. would differ from state
socialism in but one respect. namely
that the instruments OF production would
be owned and controlled by monopolists
instead Of by the government Whether
1t would be happy day for the American
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
MR.. TILLMAN's INQUIRY.
What He Wants 10 Find Out About
Financial Conditions.

From the Philadelphia Record.
On motion OF Mr.. Tillman A committee
Of the Senate win investigate a lot Of
things in the New York financial district,
the principal OF which is whether the
banks caused the panic. In view Of the
results Of the panic 20 the banks and
the further fact that many Of the bank
ers went through 1923 and knew what the
effects OF n panic would be. it is a pretty
fair presumption that they did not set
their own houses on fire There Is. Of
course, room Tor a perfectly legitimate
and perhaps useful inquiry as 10 how
FAR the banks encouraged injurious specu-
latlon by supplying cheap money on the
stock exchange
One OF the things that the Senator s
resolution charges the committee 10 find
out Is whether there is any way Of pre-
venting the Treasury from being a school
for the education OF bank officers He re-
CARDS with suspicion the election OF Sec
retaries and Assistant Secretaries and
ComptrOllers OF the Currency 70 be presI-
dents OF financial institutions. and thinks
that the hope OF getting a bank presi-
dency improperly influences the Treasury
officials. On general grounds this has
been complained Of before. No one has
specified any improper act by an Official
that could be attributed 10 the hope OF
favOrs from the banking fraternity and
we do not see how Treasury officials can
be made incapable OF holding bank Offices
except by locking them Up ia Jail as sus-
picious persons.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
MiIitary Fuss and Feathers.

A militia officer OF the Connecticut or
ganization has recommended to the War
Department that there be introduced in
the maneuvers during the coming sum-
mer. In which the regular army and the
organized militia will participate, a Ger
tain amount of what he calls fuss and
feathers" by which is meant that form
Of martial grandeur visibly expressed by
parades In dress uniform and other at
fractions more ornate than useful. II IS
comforting 10 know that the War De-
partment authorities have not approved
the recommendation. and, indeed, have
emphasized the policy which confines
these maneuvers 10 exercises which are
quite businesslike.
II there is any reason for maneuvers.
such as have been planned in the various
coast artillery districts for the benefit OF
the regular srtillerists and certain militia
commands selected for the purpose. it
must gain it's value from the approach TO
the conditions OF service likely 10 be en-
countered by these same troops thus al
lied in time Of war. That, of course. is
the object OF maneuvers and furnishes
the only excuse for the expenditure Of
public funds in encampments. The trou-
bic with most affairs Of this sort has been
IN the past that they have taken on the
aspect Of an outing and show. There is
little enough time, hardly ten working
days. in the year in which the militia
commands may be trained in the varied
work Of sn armed force in the field. In
that short period the militiamen have
scant opportunity 20 acquire practical
knowledge OF camp sanitation, which is
ss important as Workmanship or the So
luton Of strategical problems, since the
health Of an army is the guaranty Of its
efficiency. Any proposition which detracts
least from this programme of mat
f-fact employment amounts to a
Q. II not an absolute misuse. OF the
funds. The War Department. au-
ties. therefore. are to be commended
heir refusal TO look with favor upon
scheme which converts the Joint
suvers into a picnic or imparts 10 the
airy body the qualities Of an exhibi-
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
oID-ScHoOL STATESMEN.
Senator whyfe's Career Full of Dis
tinctiOn and Achievement.

Junction and Achievement.
From the New YORK Tribune.
The role which the Maryland Senator
played IN national legislation was mini
nized by the breaks in his service and
by the fact that he belonged FOR great
part OF the time 10 an almost negligible
minority. He voted TO acquit Andrew
Johnson OF the charges on which the
House Of Representatives impeached him.
and was largely responsible for the Iegis-
lation creating the present system OF
government IN the District OF Columbia.
he also had an important part in set
Ting the long-standing Potomac River
boundary dispute between MARYLAND and
Virginia-a settlement afterward an
proved by Congress. He was. further a
pronounced and courageous opponent of
AL schemes Of greenbackism and cbeap
money. including the free coinage OF sfl-
yer. and II was due TO men Of his STAMP
that the Democratic party IN Maryland
alone among the Democratic Organiza-
tons OF the country-never accepted on
cially the free coinage declarations OF
the Democratic national platforms OF 1896
and 1870. Mr. Wfyte was an engaging
type OF the old school lawyer and gen
tleman in politics. HIS life and charae-
ter were above reproach. and he grew 10
green old age full Of hOnors and
crowned with a record Of useful and help
ful achievements in many directions.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
CHEERFUL BUSINESS SIGNS.
Indications that Country Is Reeov-
erinE from the Panic.

From the CieTeland Leader
Railroad earnings are more encouraging
than they were a few weeks ago. The
latest reports show lower rate OF loss
compared with the figures for 1907 The
number OF idle cars on sidings has begun
70 decrease. Railroad officials are less
doubtful Of the near future than they
have been for months
Bank clearings IN many cities are show
ing only small losses BY comparison with
the figures for last year. The signs OF
easily discerned IN the financial statistics
OF the last week or two.
Business failures are still very numer-
Gus. but they are decreasing. nevertheless
The comparisons with 1907 are not so dis
/ heartening as they were in midwinter
Few OF the concerns failing are large. and
there IS no sign OF growing insecurity
anywhere.
The crop prospects, so far. are excel
/ lent. Winter wheat promises a fine haT.
vest Fruit has wintered we'll Farm
work is beginning early and under un-
usually favorable circumstances. The
season has been altogether advantageous
10 agriculture.
Foreign trade is OF the kind which
means an easy money market and the ac-
cumulation OF capital for all Legitimate
needs, when the revival OF general busi-
ness gathers greater headway. The export
business OF the United States easily
smsshes all records and it promises a
notable permanent expansion Of sales tc
/ foreign consumers
These signs Of bettermeat in trade and
( industry find their natural counterpart IL
the marked falling OF Of demands for re-
/ lief, which come from the poor Of the
big cities 20 the public authorities Thai
is the final proof that. the spring Is
( bringing easier. more comfortable. more
4 prosperous times for the masses. ever
where conditions have been most trying
working ahead hopefully. carefully. and
on broad lines the people of this richest
/ Of all lands viii soon regain the ground
temporarily lost. The future IS fun OF
\ hODa and enccura r-an,s,f
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
The Amended AIdrich Bill.

Pom The New York Evening Post
The elimination OF railroad bonds as a
basis Of currency really cuts out the
backbone OF the bill Opposition 10 this
feature was strong and well-founded
from the first. The objection was too
obvious and too forcible. that the meas
ure was less one for an improved cur
rency than for an improved credit for
railroad bonds. But with this vicious ele-
ment. Senator Aldrich has also aban-
doned a good one-namely, the provision
for retirement OF unusable banknotes al
a more rapid rate than 100000 a month.
What survives. therefore. is a plan for
elasticity at only one end. Notes may
be issued, at great cost, In an ener-
gency but cannot be got rid Of when the
emergency is over. The currency may
be stretched but not contracted There
could scarcely be a more pitiabIe con-
clusion Of three months effort TO cor
rect our currency evils.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
POWER BEHIND THE THRONE.
IL Is Public Sentiment that SustaIns
Executive "UsurpatiOn."
From the Detroit NcEa

From the Detroit News.
II is not the President. but the power
behind the President, that makes the
Senators squirm and consent 10 policies
which they instinctively hate II is not
because they fear greater Capitalization
Of power. but because they are afraid OF
a President who recognizes the power Of
the people and wields it for the common
good that they denounce Mr.. Roosevelt.
Let the man in the White House try to
force a single measure that the majority
Of the people-and good big majority
do not approve. and his opponents in
Congress can utterly dIscredit him before
the nation To oppose a loosely organized
and irresponsible government against
highly organized private interests means
failure. That Is why government in the
States and IN Washington so often fails
to accomplish what il is pledged to per
form, and what the people expect ot IT,
More and more as the opposing forces
gather strength must the arm OF the peo-
pie be strengthened for the protection OF
the public interest. The expansion Of the
Presidential Cabinet shows the general
trend OF our government toward minis
terial responsibility, and the time is an
doubtedly coming when a recreant ad-
ministration at Washington can be hurled
from power quite as suddenly and efec-
lively as In Paris. London, or Berlin
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
Growth of Executive Povcr.

Prom the Philadelphia Record
Everywhere governors more than legis-
lative bodies are looked to to do things:
at any rate. the burden of achieving II
greater reforms is laid az their doors.
The governor is expected not only 10
veto vicious bills. but TO exert himself to
compass the enactment OF good laws.
There is a reason for this attitude OF the
public. OF course. The members Of legis-
lative bodies individually and collect
lively represent localities. Those who
have a broad outlook are rare. and even
the Judgment OF these is more or less af-
fected by the interests of their particular
districts. The magnifcation OF execu-
tive influences in this country has come
I'm obedience to the want of directing
head. The governor represents the whole
State; his policies. II he has any, are
presumed to have been approved. and
hence his influence on legislation cannot
fail to be powerful Whether the change
be for the good experience must prove;
but there is no doubt that the change
has taken place
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

Once. Spring was JOY 10 me-but now
She comes with sorrow hither:
She comes with old and wrinkled brow.
And brings no gladness with her
Why did she stir my blood OF yore?
Twas Youth-the best OF reasons
But Spring is now forevermore
The saddest OF the seasons.
I cannot bear 10 hear the birds
Once. ] too dreamed OF mating
But now their notes are cruel words
Whose pains eXcruciating.
Pearls once ! thought the gentle rain
That now seems teardrOps only.
An. Spring must bring an added pain
To one whose heart is lonely,
How bright the sun shines on the street
How very bland the air Is,
And hear the bird. His songs as sweet
AS music made by fairies,
Well. | have changed my tune 1 VOW
l thought / nursed a sorrow
Till Phyllis telephoned. just now,
She'd be in town tomorrow!
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
virgInia.- Care for the NEGRO

From the Richmond Times Dispatch
The Dispatch has a sense Of Stat
pride that the Virginia legislature has ap-
propriated $4,000 20 provide a school for
the deaf and blind negro children OF the
State. and an annual sum for its mainte-
nance. Such an institution will be a noble
monument TO the philanthropy and lib
crafty OF the State. No State in the
Union treats it's colored citizens with
greater consideration than Virginia. and.
on the other hand. we believe that Vir-
ginia has the best and most desirable
negro citizens in the world. There is no
race problem in the Old Dominion.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
weapon-earrrinE HnbIt.

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Last week Chicago business man
wrote 10 one Of the newspapers OF that
city objecting TO a proposed ordinance
making the carrying Of weapons a mis-
demeanor. He argued that the carrying
Of weapons by reputable citizens was IN
the interest OF the public operating as a
check upon burglars and footpads In his
real estate Office the business man who
took this ground consistently kept a
loaded revolver. Yesterday morning the
body OF his nineteen-year-OId son was
found lifeless on the floor OF the cfice.
with a note near By Indicating suicide.
People who think that the use Of firearms
should be restricted viii look upon this
sad ease as confirming the soundness Of
then views
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
PLANTATIONS.

I'd like 10 live IN Germany. where dogs
are eight feet long
They call them quadrupeds, but that Is
manifestly wrong.
Yet they're not octopi. and this the
wherefore OF the why
They more than make Up for their length
by being one foot high.
I'd love 10 live in Scotland where the
cult OF Celts wear kits.
Or in PrOvencaI marshes. where the peas
ants walk on stilts:
I'd like 10 live in England. too-but
mercy, what's the use?
Nobody'd understand my jokes-the An
giles are Obtuse,
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

From the Boston Herald
interviewing Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Hearsts :
representative discovers that all the
planks in Bryan's revised platform have
been stolen from the Independence
League Obviously this Is sort Of
chicken that comes home 10 roost in the
barnyards of about ali the candidates
NOWADAYS
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
Loves Bromide

You know. dear, lot OF lovers aren't
like we are-they think they understand
each other. but they don't.
You have a way Of always making me
do what YOU want me 10. You are such
masterfuI man,
Oh. How did you ever come to guess
that violets were my favorite flowers?
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

His reputation IS not
confined TO this coun-
try alone. it is world
wide. At one time he
was considered the
peer OF after-dinner
speakers, and at this
late day. in his life he
can hold his own
Senator DepeW was
born in Peekskill. sew
enty-four years ago.
Graduating from Yale
College in 1886, he read
law. and was adj
mitted 20 the bar two
years later. He at
once entered the po-
lltical arena. and was
elected TO the as
sembly in 1861. Next
year he was reelected.
and served as chair
man of ways and
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
AmrndIne the sherman Law.

From the NcW loTk Globe.
The Sherman antitrust bin should be
repealed-at least modified so as 10 per-
NIT courts 70 draw distinction between
harmful and wholesome combination IN
restraint of trade. II the change is made
doubtless il VIII be set down that labor
unicn is not 20 be regarded per Sc as a
conspiracy in restraint of trade. but this
does not mean the legalizing OF the boy
colt any more than IL means the lesaliz-
ing Of murder or organized Intimidation.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

"A Columbia professor says # is not
true that smoking decreases a student S
lung capacity according TO the Brook
lyn Standard-U Union. We don't know
about smokes effect on a student. but
We do know that hot air greatly increases
a Congressmans lung capacity
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

rs your husband against the book
Makers" inquired Mr.. Philander
Yes answered young Mrs. Snorkins.
but his scheme seems rather heartless
20 me. He wants TO put them out Of
business by winning all their money from
them"
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20

One good effect of the prohibition move
ment in the South was that It enabled
Judge Emory Speer to get out of his
system another one OF those elegant,
chaste. scinuillating. and hot-stuff opin-
ions for which he is famous
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
HOG nn Enic in Him.elf
From the Atlanta Georgian.

From the Atlanta Georgian.
A Louisiana Congressman felt the thrill
Of spring the other day and bursg into
poetry. 1t is a safe bet that John Wesley
Gaines won't let any mere pOetic-piker
take the shine of him. John Wesley viii
uprear one OF these days with q full
blown epic.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-20
Means of identification.

If you notice a young lady standing on
a New York dock. wearing an orchid
on her tailormade and holding a million
dollars in her left hand. you may be sure
that she is waiting 10 greet a foreign
dukelet whom she has never seen, and
who has never seen her.