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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
SECRETARY MEYER
REPORTS TO TAFT
HEAD or UNITED STATES NAVY
OPPOSES CLOSING OF
NAVAL STATIONS.
YARDS ON SOUTHERN COASTS
Says Senior Officers of Navy Are Too
Old fer Responsibilities ard Ar
duous Duty Required in
Modern BattIeships.

Washington, d. C.--Despite the agi
tation to close some of the navy
yards along the southern coast, Sec
retary of the Navy Meyer will OPP
pose any such step for the present.
This much was made plain in his an
nual report submitted to President
Taft. Secretary Meyer says that he
is not entirely convinced that the
government can advantageously give
up sites, in which large expenditures
have been made, until after the open
ing of The Panama canal, when it
definitely can be demonstrated which
are likely TO be of the greatest
value.
Naval Station at Guantanamo.
1T is not unknown in the history
of the government" says the secre-
tary, that national reservations have
been given up and later were bought
back at increased cost" Again in dis
cussing the same subject. he says
that the completion of the Panama
canal, the development of trade in
the Gulf of Mexico and the whole
Caribbean region, and the probable in
crease of the naval establishment to
meet our national responsibilities in
that area, probably will call for sup
ply stations, in part for the heavy
fleet but principally for the torpedo
craft and submarines and the smaller
vessels needed there"
He urges the extreme desrability"
of developing the naval station partly
established at Guantanamo, Cuba.
The secretary reviews in detail his
proposed plan for the reorganization
of the navy, and in addition makes
many recommendations for the con-
duct of affairs in his department. Two
more battleships of the all-big-gun
type are recommended to be con
structed, but, on account of the desire
to keep down the expenditures, he
| asks only for a repair ship in addition
to these two proposed giants of sea.
Ship construction at the navy yards
of the United States is opposed as d
principle by the secretary.
Senior Officers to Old for Work.
The senior officers of our navy are
too old for the responsibilities and
arduous duty required in the modern
battleship," says the secretary. They
are much older than similar officers
in the other principal navies of the
world. Not only is this the case, but
| flag officers arrive at the grade of
rear admiral so late that even those
of longest possible service do not get
adequate training as subordinate flag
officers before assuming the chief
command"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09

The desertion at New York of 200
seamen Of Admiral Seymour's fleet
repeats what occurred at Hampton
Roads on the occasion of the James
town exposition. The British Jack
Tar finds conditions ashore in the
United States so alluing that he is
tempted to abandon his ship and vio-
late the obligation incurred by the ac-
ceptance of the Queens shilling" :"
The French fleet lost only a few men,
probably because OF language difficult
ties which Britons do not encounter,
and because affiliations with them are
not so readily established.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
THlRTY-TWOPERlSH IN STORM
Seamen Suffer in Gale Which Blows
over the British Isles and
France.

London, Eng.-In a terrific gale
that ragged over the British isles and
France the steamer Thistlemor went
to her doom off Appledere in Barnsta-
BILE bay. 1t is believed her entire
crew of 80 men perished. Four bodies
from the steamer already have been
washed ashore. Small vessels every
where were at the mercy of the ele-
ments and Lloyds reports eight of
them having been driven ashore at
various points. Their crews escaped.
The British steamer Congress, which
arrived at Falmouth, reports that dur
ing the storm her captain the mate
and one seaman were washed over
board hy mountainous seas The sea
man was picked up but he captain
and mate perished
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
THE WEEKLY TRADE OUTLOOK
Reports Show Rather More Irregular
ty, Varying with Sections
Reporting.

New York -Bradstreet's says:
Trade reports show rather more
irregularities, varying with sections
reporting. In seasonable retail
lines there is renewal of the com
plant of warm weather affecting sales
of wearing apparel, while bad roads
in parts of the central west and the
5witchmens strike in the northwest
causing shut downs in industry and
interfering with the movement of
crops to market and of goods to the
country, are responsible for quieter
trade and interruption to normal
every day activities. In iron and steel
trade there is some slight seasonable
slackening of demand for finished
lines of steel, following the lessened
activity in pig irsn. but production
and shipments are very large-c close
to record, in fact.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Strategy in the Pacific.

The decision of the joint army and
navy board to establish the Pacific
naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
instead of in the Philippines, marks
the end of the agitation for the expen-
diture of millions upon a naval base
at Olongapo or Cavite Dispute be-
tween the army and navy over the
Philippine site, the army favoring Ca
vite and the navy Olongapo, has thus
been compromised on neither Pearl
harbor is to be made an American
Gibraltar. while the defense of the
Philippines is to be left chiefly to the
navy. This decision was based upon
the belief that the comparatively
small army maintained in the Philip
pines will be only sufficient to defend
Manila and the construction OF ma
val base there which could not be so
well defended was unwise
1t has been argued that in case of
war instead of being of value to this
country our Philippine outpost" in
the Pacific would really be a weak
ness. This view appears to have been
accepted at last by the military ex-
perts who were so anxious to spend
millions there on defensive works On
the other hand. strong naval base at
Pearl harbor will be of immense stra.
tegic value both in the defense of the
Pacific coast and the Philippines them
selves. The dispute between the two
arms of the service over the rival
claims of Olongapo and Cavite has
therefore had the unexpected result of
compromise tfat will prevent expen-
ditures upon very doubtful project.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Should Be Investigated.

President Taft is not apparently
worrying over the charges made
against Secretary of the Interior Bal
linger in connection with the Alaska
coal lands and other rich government
properties. The public, however,
would prefer to see the whole matter
thoroughly investigated. Mr.. Claws
and others who have made direct
charges against Ballinger should be
compelled to prove them or admit
their falsity. There is a suspicious
look about some of these rich land
deals and the people will not be sat
isfied until the whole matter is cleared
UP. If there has been crooked work
those engaged in it should be brought
to book and that without long delay.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09

Omaha dealers are said to be rush
ing butter to the cold storage ware.
houses and predicting that consumers
will be paying so cents pound for
the product before Christmas. 1t does
not require long head, nowadays, to
see that butter will be higher in price
in winter than in summer; in fact
from time immemorial butter has al.
ways advanced during the winter
months. But when there were no cold
storage warehouses the prices of but
ter were lower at this time of the
year because there were no speculat.
ors buying the product up, right and
left, rushing it to the cooler, and pre-.
dieting tremendous advances during
the winter. The cold storage ware
house is beneficent in many ways, but
the speculative feature of its utiliza-
tion has raised the summer prices of
butter and eggs and poultry and also
boosted the winter rates for these
products. None of these products will
ever again sell long at low prices, be
cause the moment the prices ease a
little the speculator jumps in and
clears the market of the surplus.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Leading up to First Message.

The president has taken the people
into his confidence in a way that has
not only astonished the politicians
and legislators, bat <onfounded them
In these pronCuncements there has
been an artlessness that has won a
great body of the citizens to the SUP
port of his views. In these discussions
there have been no dramatic eur.
prlses, such as marked the outgivings
of his predecessor. His ideas and
suggestions have been clothed i'll Ian
guage that is calm, temperate and
conservative. You may hunt in vain
for epithets, phrases, as new contribu-
tions to the common speech, or de-
nunciation of those holding opposing
views. Yet it is large question
whether there is in his words less
strength, or less purpose, or less de.
termination to pursue the end desired
Brooklyn Eagle.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Twenty st. Paul (Minn.l municjpa.

Twenty St Paul (Minn.) municipal
officers and council members who
have just completed 3,000-mile trip
through the east make interesting
comparisons between eastern and
western cities regarding different
phases of municipal progress. They
find that the City Beautiful" idea is
hore clearly developed and the move
'ment more widespread in the east
than in the west, and that the move
ment to advertise cities is receiving
more widespread attention in the east,
though the point is made that in most
instances the movement is hardly
along the same practical lines as in
the west"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Minister Has Beer; Fined.

Anderson, Ind.-Rather than tell
where and how he secured 10.
cent bottle of beer on Sunday and
exhibited the same to his congrega-
tionY,o prove his contention that sa-
looms were not closed, Rev, r. w.
Grafton of the Central Christian
church in this city was held in con
tempt of court by Special Judge Shm
man and was fined $40. Rev. Mr..
Grafton said he would pay The fine.
but refused to tell where he got the
beer He is leader of thu dry
corces in Madison county.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
WoMAN's CRUELTY TO WOMAN.

ft is often said that women are more
cruel in their judgments of women
than are men. The sophomores OF
Barnard college, New York, have evi-
IDENTIFY undertaken to show that the
sex can be as cruel in action as in
Judgment. Only women will fully ap-
preciate the terrific cruelty of the
edict of those girl sophomores that
the girl freshmen must on no account
adorn themselves with rats or puffs
or braids during the present college
term. But the man of average obser-
walton will get at least hint of the
tragedy of the situation. While the
sophomores are going about adorned
in the glory of mountainous false hair
the freshmen will have to be content
with those simple coiffures at once so
becoming to the faces of young girls
and so out of style at present, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean. Think of the
horror of that to girls who are just
beginning to-understand the inexor-
ableness of fashion! And when they
walk abroad for air or exercise what
sudden, sad reminders of their forlorn
condition the windows filled with
abundant hair goods of all shapes and
arrangements are sure to be- What
pangs of hopeless desperation and re-
volt will wake to mar their pleasurel
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Tariff Reform in EnoIand.

Trade circles in England are agitat
ing the necessity for tariff reform"
not only to strengthen the bond be-
tween the various parts of the empire
but also as n means for protecting
home industries. In former years, be-
cause of the absolute preponderance
enjoyed by England, both in trade and
finance, loans to foreign countries
were succeeded by the utilization of
large part of such loans in payment
of innumerable articles of British
manufacture, and in those days, when
bankers were accused of overfinanc-
ing requirements abroad, they retort-
ed that they did SO to benefit British
trade. Thsu in former years it be-
came accepted as a fact that the pros
perity in trade at home was affected
largely by orders obtained from
abroad as the result of loans placed
in-the London market This is not
true of the present and so the Stand
ard is trying to enlist the attention
and cooperation of the over-the-sea
dominions, looking to closer af1ilia-
ton. Naturally, America is interested
in this possible change of present con-
ditions, for Canada is now furnishing
a large market for American-made
goods. If Canadian trade be diverted
to the home country, American inter
ests would suffer.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09

indisputably the materials of sub
sistence cost more than a year ago.
A dispatch from Washington notes
that last year the average cost TO the
government of food supplies for the
army was on the basis OF 1856 cents
for soldiers daily ration, whereas
nov it is 21.5 cents. At this rate the
market bill for the whole army for the
current year would be $3.50 200 high.
er than in 1903.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Path through the Air.

Mr.. Bryan declares that he always
feels sure of his ground when he
speaks on political questions. He
doubtless derives this sense of conf
dence from the fact that he always
hits the earth when he comes down.
New York Mail
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Riaht Place for SURGEON.

President Taft and Secretary Meyer
agree with ex-President Roosevelt
that a hospital afloat is just as much
a hospital as hospital ashore, and so
should be commanded by a surgeon
with a civilian sailing master and
crew, instead of by a line officer with
enlisted men. Considering that hos
pital ship is non-combatant, there's
common sense in this decision.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09

Senator Jeff. Davis of Arkansas
says that in the United States senate
arc some potatoes that are specked
and some that are rotten. He Must
have been needing that old Greek ad-
monition: Know thyself."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
Unlike the Charleston News and

Unlike the Charleston News and
Courier the Post doesn't wish to con-
ceal the real truth. \ long denied
Democracy wants the offices and
wants them with a yearning that
burns with the fervid heat of the
MONDAY sun in August-H Houston
Post.
There is no sadder instance of i'm
potent and misdirected yearning re.
corded in history.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09

Japan has a big rice crop and as
there are always plenty of old shoes
the time seems propitious for the
merry peal of wedding bells
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09

Advertisements are published at the rate OF
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S<ats per square for each subsequent insertion
Rates by the year, or for six or three monthA
krs low and uniform, and will be furnished on
kppltcRuon.
Legnl ard Offcial Advertising per square
t3rse times or less, =; each subsequent nSer-
He.i 20 cents per square.
Local notices lU cents per line for one inser-
ssrtion cents per line for each subsequent
son eoutive insertion.
Obituary notices over hvo lines. 10 cents por
Hns. Simple announcements OF births, mar
Wages and deaths will be inserted free.
Business cards, 1--WE lines or less. sb per year;
ever ave lines at the regular rates OF adver-
csing
No local Inserted for less than rs cents per
lsHue.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
JOB PRINTING.

The job department OF the Press is complete
knd affords facilities for doing the best class OF
work. PARTICULAR ATTENTION PAIDTo LAW
PRINTING.
No paper will be discontinued until arrear-
ages are paid, except at the option OF the pub
Usher.
Papers sent out of the county must be paid
Scr IN advance.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-09
CAMARJN COUNTY PRESS.
H. Il. MULLIN. Editor.
Published Every Thursday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
ADVERTISING RATES:

Per year. ~
y psia 10 advance. ......,. ee
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
REPORT OF STATE TREASURER.

Little Roek.-The state treasur-
er's report filed with the governor
for the quarter Is interesting. The
report shows the following amounts
in the various funds: General rev.
enue, $43,00002; common school
fund, $107,21047; state capitol
fund, $366,1S9.79; permanent
school fund, 81 $50, 216.13; Confed-
crate pension fund, $37,174.56;
University of Arkansas fund, $685.
273.75. The total amount of cur
rency in the treasury on July was
$744.059,30, During the quarter
just ended warrants to the amount
of 315,424.17 were redeemed and
cancelled. During the next 30 days
more than $1,000,0O0 will be paid
into the treasury by the various col
lectors in the state. The general
revenue fund, from which legisla-
tive appropriations are drawn, will
receive the bulk Of this money.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
TURF PLuNeER LEAVES STATE

Hot Springs.-Gharley Ellison,
'Blonde Plunger' of the turf, has
sold his string of horses and an
nounced that he will go to Germany
in a few weeks for long rest. The
sale included Jacobite, Westberry
and Royal Tourist, the purchase
being $500. G. W. Carmack of
Cincinnati was the purchaser. Last
ssassnass' --ssssssssssss,a-sEs 2 aaa -ess
the stable, but the sum was refused
but Ellison later wired acceptance
of the raised offer. Ellison has been
here two months. 81 will take a
long rest, and may then put string
on the foreign tracks" said Ellison,
sebut no more of the game here for
me until turf conditions are untan-
eled."
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
BAD NEWS FOR sQUATTERs.

Paragould-Squatters on govern
ment land will be unknown in this
section of the state hereafter, al
though previous TO a recent action
of the government they were found
In numbers preying upon the lands
in the st. Francis valley. During
tie past few months in particular
squattters have settled much of the
unsuryeyed land in the st. Francis
valley and greatly improved it. This
was done on the strength Of a report
that the government would soon sur
yey all the land and apportion it
out on the lottery plan. However,
it seems that this report was false.
The government has party Of sur
veyors of determining just what
lands belong to the government.
When this survey is completed the
original homesteaders will be given
title to their lands for $1.25 per
acre and the squatter will have to
move.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
THREE BRAkEMEN LAW.

Little Rock.-The full train crew
law has gone into effect. The law
was passed by the last legislature
and requires that all freight trains
shall carry three brakemen. The
bill was signed by Governor Dona-
ghey on June and accordingly
went into effect thirty days
after being signed. The necessity
of carrying three brakemen on each
train will increase the expense of
T railroads very materially. 1t
was stated by a prominent railroad
man that this would result in addi-
tional expense to the Iron Mountain
Of from $4,000 to 100000 annual
ly. He ofore the railroads have
generally = used only two brakemen
to a train.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
FIRST TRAIN ON ROAD.

Glenwood.- 1.-The laying of steel
on the first IL miles Of the Glen
wood and Western has been COM
pleted and work begun on the grad
ing of the right Of way for the sec
ond section, which is to be
ten miles in length. The first sec
ton was completed last week, and
the first train over the road was
run. The initial trip of the train
was celebrated at the western ter
minus of the line with big dem
onstration by the people of that
section.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
RAILROAD MAN KILLED.

Argenta,-George Baker, an en-
ploye of the Iron Mountain, was
killed by a blow from a travelling
electric crane. Baker, who was a
carpenter in the bridge and build
ing department, was placing a
frame in a window in the boiler
room when he was struck by the
crane, the blow either breaking mis-
back or so iniuring it that he died
shortly afterward He was seated
on the sill. Baker managed to re-
tain his hold on the sill until a
workman in the boiler room raised
a ladder and carried him down.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
HEROIC RESCUE is SUCCESSFUL.

Observation-Disclosures Foster, aged
10 years, an inmate of the Odd Eel
lows Home, had a narrow escape
from drowning while in bathing
with other boys in Polk Bayou. The
little fellow waded into water over
his head and was sinking for the
third time when VIII Dobbs, work
ing nearby. heard the screams of
the boys companions, and, breaking
the lock to a boat tied nearby, res
cued the lad. When taken out the
boy was apparently past relief, but
by hard work he was brought
around all right.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
ABE GREEN HAS BRIEF RESPITE

Clinton.-By an order of the SUI
preme Court Abe Green, the negro
who was convicted in the Van Blu
rem county circuit court on the
charge of criminal assault and SEN
fenced to be hanged at Clinton on
the 9th, was given a further lease
of life. Several days ago a tran
script Of appeal from the judgment
of the lower court was filed in the
Supreme CoSrt. but in the tram
script an error was made by the
clerk in failing to mention in the
records the motion for the appeal
The transcript was returned to the
lower court, and the corrected tran
script was received and the court
granted a stay Of execution, which
means that Green will not be hang
ed on tho appointed day.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
IMPROVEMENTS AT DE QUEEN

DeOueen.-All the bonds Of the
DeOueen Waterworks Improvement
District have been sold and the
work of constructing the plant will
be commenced about August 1. The
matter has been in the courts for
some time, but every legal require
ment has been met and nothing
stands now in the way to prevent
the speedy installation Of the plant
1t is proposed to secure the water
from wells near DeQueen.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09
CAN DEVELOP WATER POWER.

Murfreesboro.-Ex-Go Dan w.
Jones and H. c. Franklin, consult
ing engineer of the Pike County
Water Power Company, which pro-
poses to dam the Little Missouri
river near Murfreesboro in order to
secure power for the generation of
electricity for distribution to several
towns in Arkansas, have completed
three-day examination of condi-
tons at the site. The examination
was made by Engineer Franklin,
whose work included an examina-
ton of the stream, the bed of the
river and the flow of the water. He
says that his tests showed that more
than $4,000 horsepower can be de
veloped from the stream during low
water and more than $4,000 at flood
stage.
Washington telegraph., 1909-07-09

rOCNS MAN GIm"ifi . CUlCiDE.
Briakley.-Thc body found float
Ing in White river near Clarendon
has been identified as that of Dill
lard W. Fortner Of this city, who
had been absent since Friday. and
it is the general impression that
brooding over his mothers and his
own Ill health, he took his own life.
billiard w. Fortner was about 25
years Of age, and was brother of
Dwight W. Fortner, who is now in
the custod y of the French authori-
ties In Paris upon a charge of en-
bezzlement preferred in st. Louis
several months ago. For some time
past Fortner nad done but little to-
ward earning livelihood here, and
this has led to severe criticism of
him by his more industrious fellow
toWnsmen, but latterly it became
known that he was the victim of
consumption, and there has been
feeling of sympathy toward him
since.