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The oasis., 1909-02-13

Looks Ne II the democratic caucus
was trying 10 fix the poor tax
payer good and plenty.
There il pending also some rail-
road legislation, which Is said 10
be pushed by the cauens. Among
the bills are several reducing pas.
senper fares on railroads through.
out the territory, and a bill has
been introduced providing a rail
way commission to r'present the
people and the railroads in con-
troversies before the interstate
commerce commission. Upon those
measures some of the Legislators
are receiving pressure from their
constituencies to break loose from
the caucus. Revision Of the local
option law, as proposed in the
Pace bill, to make majority vote
in any county or town sufficient to
prohibit saloons, instead of two.
thirds vote az now, is reported to
be endangering the cohesion OF the
caucus. But at this writing moth
ing is definite about any OF the
propositions mentioned herein.
The oasis., 1909-02-13
THE LEGISLATURE.
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county will be the loser The pre-
sent law permits the clerks to col
lect $40 Of the plaintiff when case
is filed, and So from the defendant
when his answer is filed. Against
that deposit the fees are charged,
and when a case is ended there Is
seldom any rebate returned, while
generally there are additional sums
to be paid over and above the orig
inal deposits. The proposed law
will cut the deposits OF plaintiff
and defendant down to So and W
respectively, and nothing more is
10 be collected from them unless
the loser appeals, when he Is to be
charged So. So each civil case will
bring the county but 81 where it
now brings the clerks $l5 or
more. Last year the clerk received
about $500 in fees from civil cases.
Under the proposed law the county
will get less than 5000. Yet under
the proposed law the salary will
Weld as much as did the revenue
from all sources, last year, al d
that 5000 less in fees in civil cases
will come out from the county
treasury. Ii the proposed act will
work the same in all the other
counties in the territory, then the
taxpayers will have handsome
bill to pay as a result OF this effort
of democratic legislature to pun
ish the clerks Of he district courts
for their political activity.
Another proposition before the
legislature is bill segregating the
Offices of probate Judge and school
superintendent in counties OF me
fourth, fifth and sixth classes
That will mean another democratic
official in all counties OF that class
The duties of probate judge anc
Superintendent of schools are no
sufficient to occupy very closely
one man now. TO segregate thu
two offices will make them boil
sinecures. Neither OF the incum
bents will have very much to DC
But the salary account Will b.
doubled on the two offices. y
course no democrat in any OF thes
Offices would be active in polite:
They never are. 1t is only vii
republicans like Mr. Foster, ih
territorial exa miner, and Mr.. Dur
levy, the clerk of the district couI
in Maricopa county, who do sue
things.
But from this point of view
seems that the democratic caucl
at Phoenix is straining at gu,
and swallowing a camel, to use Il
old scriptural metaphor. By d
ing away with the rangers ms ca
of comprising their regn'ttIo
there will be destroyed an eifiIcleI
preserver of the peace and pr
tecter of property; by aboIl'hII
the office of public examiner al
substitution for that official
thirteen county examiners the
will be removed a Wholesome che'
on county officials, without glvl'
an adequate substitute; by pr
ting the clerks of the courts on 81
aries, and turning into the coun
treasury the reduced fees in CT
cases there will be added a burd
of several hundred dollars up
the county treasury; and by
gregating the probate Judge a
school superintent offices tn
will be added another salary to
NJ hnrpIn
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Executive.

Upon the urgent representations Of the
Southern Congressman concerned one OF
the earliest acts Of the Taft administra-
ton has been TO reverse the order OF
President Roosevelt closing the New Or
leans and Pensacola Navy Yards The
Florida and Louisiana delegations were
able TO convince President Taft that the
closing of these yards was unauthorized.
as Congress had appropriated money for
their maintenance.
The first meeting OF the Cabinet ap-
pointed by President Taft was held in
the Executive Mansion Tuesday. all the
chiefs. except Secretary of War Dickin-
son. being on hand. In the absence OF
the last named Secretary Wright was
still in charge Of the department. and at
tended. After the meeting Secretary
Knox announced that the President would
give out whatever statements he desired
10 have made about Cabinet meetings,
and that members OF the Cabinet would
be num- This was the rule in force
under Roosevelt. During the meeting
the President excused himself long
enough 10 receive his first call from the
justices Of the Supreme Court
In accordance with an act Of Congress,
one OF the last official acts of Postmaster
General Meyer was an order for the free
use OF the mails In favor OF Mrs. Cleve-
land and Mrs Harrison, widows OF Pres
idents Cleveland and Harrison. this c0ur-
tesy TO continue during the natural life
Of each, respectively.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Scientific.

At Baddeck. Cape Breton. Monday a
new record FOR the Aerial Experiment As
ISOLATION, which is conducting series OF
flights under the general direction Of DIT.
Alexander Graham Bell. was made bv
A. D. McCurdy in his airship. the Silver
Dart He made five successful fights
over the ice on the Bras dor Lakes. re-
naming in the air one time for eleven
minutes and fifteen seconds. The Dart
was in fun control throughout its fights.
and its 50-hnrsepOwer motor was IN snIen-
did working shape. After running a dis
lance OF seventy-ive yards on the ice tie
machine assembled into the air TO a height
OF twenty feet. A distance OF over twelve
miles was covered. To win the Scientific
American cup, for which she IS irving.
the Dart VIII be required to sail twice
the distance. Additional short flights
were made on Tuesday. when in each
case. the landing was effected safely and
gently. without jar 10 the machine The
weather would not permit OF long fights.
capt E E Thomas, Of Saranac Lake
IN the Adirondacks. has recently discov-
cred the mouth Of what promises 10 be a
second Mammoth Cave. IL is located on
inc summit OF a mountain little frequent
ed by sightseers. in one OF the most Sc
ciuoed parts OF the Adirondacks. The
mouth is % feet wide, and the first room
measures % feet long. % feet wide. and
80 feet high. Many passages branch from
this. winch have not yet been explored.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14

parent a wholesale row would doubtless
ensue. with all the other countries jump
ing on Nicaragua
For a frst-class Central American war
there is a surprising lack OF rumors Of
bloodshed- The State Department has
but little information concerning recent
events. The Minister from Salvador has
received nothing from his government
concerning the peril Of his nation.
The attitude Of Senior EspinOsa. the
Nicaraguan Minister. Is being watched
with interest. The State Department
has recalled the American diplomatic
representative in Nicaragua. leaving only
zone line Of diplomatic communication,
this being through Senior Espinosa- Ac-
cOrding 10 other diplomats. the only thing
FOR Nicaragua 70 do is 90 recall her minis
ter. Senor EspinOsa. however. has signi-
fed nothing. He has seen no American
officials concerning the present crisis
From Official Information Il seems clear
that Mr.. Gregory. the American charge
d affaires at ManagUa. Vas treated IN
an intolerable manner by the Nicaraguan
government, as were other people with
whom the American representative as
ISOLATED.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Commercial and Industrial.

IN anticipation Of the passing OF a
tariff law. the Eastern Pig Iron Associa-
ton has announced a 10 per cent reduc-
ton in the wages Of all its workers. A
general cut In all parts Of the country is
expected TO follow. Between 5000 and
1900 workers will be affected finally.
Attorneys for the Steel Corporation have
purchased from an English syndicate Isle
Royale, in Lake Superior, the largest
island in fresh water in the world. 1t is
believed that the trust intends TO cut the
timber on the island and TO exploit its
abandoned copper works.
For the first time in fifteen years the
Hamburg-American Steamship Line has
failed 10 declare an annual dividend. The
depreciation in the company's earnings,
1t Is stated, is due TO the depression in
the ocean carrying trade felt IN all parts
Of the world. but. in addition. the direc-
tors refer 10 the deadly competition
forced on the German line by the two
giant floating palaces OF the English line,
the Lusitania and the Mauretania They
say that the construction Of these boats
has precipitated an era of the most over
burdensome expense.
J. Ogden Armour. the Chicago meat
packer. while in Atlanta Tuesday. was
quoted as follows: Meat is high-too
high at present-but this is because OF
the Increased cost OF feeding stock lust
now This summer we expect the price
Of corn TO go down, and then meat will
be cheaper"
The Commercial Cable Company has de-
cided 10 cut one OF its cables to Ireland
about go miles east Of Newfoundland.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
ANALYSIS Of THE WORLDS LATEST NEWS.

sham said that the new administration
had taken no action in connection with
this celebrated case, except to send TO
Attorney Sims recent reference TO the
Supreme Court decision in the New York
Central case At the New York Offices
OF the Standard Oil Company the only
comment was that at the time OF the
Lands fine President Mohett. Of the
Indiana company, had told the public
that the position of the company was
right.
The Supreme Court OF Missouri on
Tuesday affirmed the DEGREES ousting
from the State the Republic Oil Company
OF Ohio and the Standard Oil Company OF
Indiana. but a writ OF error for an ap-
peal to the United States Supreme Court
was granted on $4,000 bond This acts
as stay Of execution.
The Federal grand jury at New York
has found a verdict against the sugar
trust or American Sugar Refining Com
pany, charged with having evaded i'm
port duty by the use OF tempered scales.
This involves the payment OF $4,000 in
penalties. An appeal was taken by the
trust, but pending this the government
went ahead with another case, involving
Sl.5O0.O00 on similar charges OF false
weight
Judge Mcpherson. in the Federal Court,
AT Kansas City Monday, handed down an
opinion TO the effect that the 2-cent pas
senger fare and maximum freight-rate
laws passed by the Missouri legislature
did not permit an adequate return 10
the owners of the railroads. and hence,
being conhscatory. were unconstitutional
The railroads have actually been oper-
ating under the 2-cent fare law, but the
freight rates were suspended by an in
junction. the latter having been enacted
in 1895 and the former in 1907. The
freight law made reductions from TO 40
per cent in carload lots. and was amend
ed in 1907. The passenger rates were put
into effect by order OF the court as a test
under observation OF expert accountants.
The States complained that the railroads
used a method Of accounting which would
never have shown a paying basis at any
rate OF fares. The court now decides that
the contentious of the railroads are just
and that the return under the higher
rates required did not give a reasonable
return or profit The Scent rate on in
terstate traffic may now be imposed.
after the legal filing of an increase with
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The government. through the Secretary
Of the Interior. has settled the suit
against the Union Pacific Railway for the
recovery OF lands valued at S1.50o.000
which the company was charged with
having obtained through dummy entries.
Now the company has decided not 10 de-
fend the suit. but instead 10 reconvey the
lands and TO pay $4,000 for coal already
mined therefrom.
The Supreme Court having sustained
the one year jail sentence imposed upon
Frank J. MCGEE. the New England or
ganizer Of the National Iron MOlders'
Union. for having intimidated strike break
ers during the recent strike AZ New Ha-
ven. Conn. he surrendered himself and
began his term Of Imprisonment. Monday.
The union has voted TO continue his sal
airy during confinement. paying same 20
his family. MCGEE asserts that a great
injustice has been done him.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Legal and Criminal.

Momentous legal decisions have accen-
tuated the first week Of the Taft admin
istration, while the new President has
taken a decisive hand in the fight for the
organization Of the new Congress for the
sake Of the tariff legislation which he is
about to ask.
At last Mr.. Rockefeller knows. and the
country knows. that the reversal Of the
81. 10000 fine decision against the oil
company viii stand. the governments re-
trial o. the case at Chicago having col
lapsed when Judge Anderson. accepting
the Grosscup decision OF reversal as 10
the law. held that the evidence 10 prove
publication OF the Alton rate in question
was not sufficient. and took the case out
Of the jUTy's hands. This was expected
TO cause the withdrawal Of other suits
against the Standard on which the Roose-
Welt administration had staked much.
A decision Of even greater popular in
terest and significance. as bearing directly
upon the strength Of organized labor IN
der the law. was that of the District Of
Columbia Court Of Appeals on Thursday.
affirming the anti-boycott Injunction
granted TO the Bucks Stove and Range
Company. and for the violation Of which
GOmpers. Mitchell, and Morrison Of the
Federation Of Labor. were sentenced to a
year in jail The sting Of this Judgment
is modified to some extent by the dis
senting opinion of Chief Justice Shepard
who said that the constitutional right of a
free press should have protected the
Federationist from restraint. and that
il it did cOnspire by publishing its IN
fair list, the remedy Of the injured party
should be in a civil suit for damages.
In the retrial of the governments re-
bate suit against the Standard OIL Com
pany, involving the S29, 10000 fine. at
Chicago, Monday, Judge Anderson gave
the government a hard blow by warning
its counsel that they had not submitted
sufficient evidence in proof OF publica-
ton Of an Alton rate, the violation Of
which forms the basis Of the indictment
The point in question was the rate from
Chappelle to ST. Louis, and the evidence
was the published rate 10 East St Louis
plus the terminal rate TO St Louis.
On Wednesday, on instruction from
Judge Anderson, the jury brought in a
verdict of not guilty. and thus the big
fine penalty imposed by Judge Lands.
and reversed by the Court of Appeals.
was changed into absolute acquittal.
with the expense of all the trials thrown
on the government. The Judge had re-
1ected the Illinois classification as evil
dence Of a legal rate of IS cents. on which
the indictments were based Judge An
dersOn pointed out that the government
could proceed against the railroads for
failing TO comply with the law by filing
with the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion a fixed rate, the failure to comply
with which had made possible the ESCAPE
Of the oil trust from punishment. After
the verdict had been announced. Judge
Anderson pointedly refused to discuss the
case FOR publication. but remarked that
be was not on trial before the people.
and that he was not accountable to any
one Tor his decision The counsel for
the government also declined TO express
an opinion. Attorney General Wicker
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
Foreign.

The French Chamber OF Deputies on
Tuesday passed the income tax bill by
the vote of 407 10 I65 after a discussion
extending over several months. II car
Tied an amendment postponing its appli-
cation until another BILL assuring the
various provinces and cities Of sufficient
revenue, can be passed. This new tax
law substitutes for antiquated methods
a tax prOpOrtioned to the annual income
Of the taXpayer-incomes above $1,000
taxed progressively up 20 / per cent OF
their totals 1t means a complete re-
adjustment Of the fiscal system Of France
so distributing the burden as 10 virtually
exempt the wage laborer, while nearly
doubling the amounts to be paid by the
wealthy estates The law divides the
taxes into seven categOries, the first three
paying per cent on real estate and finan-
cial securities. two paying Ga per cent on
thu incomes from commercial undertake
ings. and two paying per cent on pen
sions and salaries. IN addition. there is
a Complementary tax upon all persons
having an income above 1000 Upon all
foreign stocks and bonds a double tax is
laid OF ! per cent on the income and =
per cent on transfers. The estimated
revenues from the new scheme is $780,
10000.
At Paris on the 7th various groups
Of Socialists organized a huge demonstra-
ton against the Clemenceau government
on the occasion OF the unwilling OF the
statle OF former Premier FlOquet But
az the first sign OF disorder a large force
OF police drove the demonstrants away
from the scene OF the addresses
Throughout Italy last Sunday elections
were held for a new Chamber OF Depu-
ties after a campaign Of small interest
Partial returns indicated that the exist
ing ministry OF Premier Giolitti had won
a large majority OF the seats. The fea-
ture Of the election was the general par
ucipation Of the Clericals for the first
time since 1870.
The Cuban senate has now confirmed
President Gomezs appointment Of Gen
Carlos Garcia Velez 10 be Minister 10 the
United states. Nelez IS a son OF the
famous CaliXto Garcia. and Is said 10 be
a power in the Liberal party in Cuba.
Under the proposed scheme OF South
African federation. which now awaits the
action OF the British government this
colonial federation is 10 have five cant
tails. each with distinct function. Pre-
toria, In the Transvaal Is 10 be the ad-
ministrative capital: Durham, IN Natal.
the customs capital; Bloemfonteln. IN the
Orange Free State. the judicial capitaI.
POtchefstroOsn. in the TransvaaL the mill
tary seat. and Cape Town the legislative
capital The governor general will live al
Pretoria
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
OFFICIALS DICPEL
NICARAGUA SCARE
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admitted that possibly something had oc-
CURED and the department had not been
informed. the lines OF communication with
central America being very uncertain.
me Mexican Embassy. however, has
received nothing on the subject and had
an engagement occurred. Senior Leon de
ID Barra, the Mexican Ambassador, would
PROBABLY have been informed. He called
al the Safe Department in the afternoon
and conferred with Secretary Knox and
Assistant Secretary Wilson. As a result
OF the interview the State Department
Knows that Mexico will work in accord
with the United States.
one or the principal aims OF the Amer
lean government VIII be to preserve the
neutrality Of Honduras as provided in
the peace convention signed in this city
by the five Central American republics in
1901 II this neutrality is preserved by
the United States. Nicaragua will find
difnculty In carrying on operations
against Salvador, as 10 operate against
Salvador Nicaraguan troops must cross
Honduran territory or go through the
Bay OF Fonseca, which is near Amapala-
Il Is the intention Of the department 10
have the gunboat Yorktown stationed IN
the Bay Of Fonseca- The State Depart
ment is very open about its intentions.
II is said there that II Nicaragua does
not observe her treaty obligations the
United States. backed by Mexico. viii
force her to do so. II the present pre-
liminary blum does not suffice, then some
thing more will be done. II II comes TO
an exhibition Of physical force the United
States will probably do all OF the work.
with Mexico IN the background lending
moral support.
No one seems 70 know just what Zelaya
is planning 10 do. His operations seem
10 be directed more against Salvador than
against Costa Rica. There is. however,
a well-defned report that Zelaya is in
tent on broWbeating Costa Rica with q
purpose OF obtaining power over the court
OF justice OF the Central American States,
which holds forth at San Jose.
SnOuld this intention become really ap-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-14
SOCIOLOGICAL.

The third report Of the social survey or
Pittsburg. conducted by the Charity Or
ganization Society OF New York. with
money donated from the Sage Founda-
ton. has now been made summing UP
Of the findings OF the investigators is
given by Paul L. kellogg. one OF the edi-
tors of Charities. as follows: Cd Almost
incredible work for most Of the laborers.
! reaching its extreme in the twelve-hour
shift for seven days in the week IN the
steel mills and the railway switch yards.
% Low wages for the great majority in
the mills. not lower than other large
cities, but low in comparison with the
cost Of necessaries and inadequate 70
the maintenance Of n normal American
standard Of living; wages adjusted 10 the
single man and not TO heads Of families"
/ CD Still lower wages for women, VINO
receive one-half ~ much as the unor-
ganized men and one-third as much as
the union workers. Cd Absentee capital
/ ism with bad effects strikingly analogous
TO those OF absentee landlordism." 90
continuous inflow OF immigrants with
low standards attracted by a wage
which is high by the standards OF South
eastern Europe" 90 The destruction Of
family life. not in any imaginary or mys-
teal sense. but by the demands OF the
days work. and by the very demonstrable
and material method OF typhoid fever
and industrial accidents. both preventable.
but costing in single years in Pittsburg
considerably more than a thousand lives
and irretrievably shattering nearly as
many homes"
These overwOrked mill men have little
time or inclination for intellectual pur-
suits. and naturally find the saloon their
social center, as there they do not have
10 be dressed up or get shaved. John 4
Fitch, Of the University of Wisconsin,
one OF the investigators. says that the
I high tension and speed required OF the
steel workers is almost past human en-
durance. and results in premature break
down and offers an explanation OF many
OF the frightful accidents.
The salient features Of the new charter
reported for New York City by the char
ter commission are: Board Of estimate
and appoTtiOnment, consisting Of eight
members, TO control finances. with seven
bureaus under Il; the board Of aldermen
to be abolished, and In its place a coun-
ell OF thirty-nine without pay; executive
responsibility centered more In the mayor.
who is to have S25.0 900 salary. instead OF
SIS, CO., as at present: a uniformed chief
Of police under a commissioner: board OF
education to cease TO be a separate cor
pOration and reduced to fifteen members;
coroners to be abolished and inquests 10
be held by magistrates. autOpsies by
health department. and a uniform system
OF accounts. This charter will become
effective when approved by the legisla-
ture Of the State