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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
Reforesting Vermont

Ii seems trange that the Green NoUD tain state should be alarmed al 'H' destruction of its trees. Yet NermOD' is about to encourage their restora'V'' The state has established tree nurse'' and has also imported from German, more than 100000 saplings. mo''F white pine suitable for building Pu poses. If appears that more '"@. 2,000. .000,0 900 feet of the best tlmoei the state, practically all heavy groH"S goas has been cut since 1890 The 5,S4o'Vy, acres in the total area of Vernon divided as follows: Forest and Ws', lands in farm boundaries, 2,o'"V acres; forest and waste lands nov ~ farm boundaries, 1,122,000 acres ,n- proved farm lands and pasture, E'',n ,. GOO acres. The plan is to refores' " waste lands all over the state. Al 1T ent the forest products of Vernon 'r ,,, for about $10.0O0.000 a year. ou' " cut is diminishing owing to the iSDT. .,. supply. More than 800 lumber D". in constant operation have at lsS' p ,. duced their inevitable effect. me ''1, forester will cooperate with lumoei%;, ,;, and farmers desiring to improve ' :, lands and prevent them from go'Ds waste.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
ARMY DEATH BENEFITS

There ought to be change in the law which permits the War department and Navy depart ment to pay the socalled "death beneht, so as to make 1t unnecessary for the consideration of each separate case The law as it now ap- plies requires that the death of the officer or enlisted man shall have been incurred through disease or wounds contracted ''in line of duty, v and it is great question where duty begins and ends. and the line must be drawn with rare judgment and not too strict an adherence to technical distinctions, lest grave injustice be done It would be better if the condition could be amplifed so as to permit payment of the bounty in case the death was not due to ndlvid- ual carelessness or misconduct It IS well enough to limit it to those who are on the active list of course but almost any sort of death may be by special interpretation of law, consid- cred as having occurred lin line of duty.'
 It was some such liberality of construction and breadth of view of the law which permitted the War department the other day to consider that soldier died in line of duty when he met his death during boxing match of the type known as "battle royal" Five soldiers of the Twenty-second Infantry on duty at Fort St Michael in Alaska, engaged ill this contest as a part of an athletic entertainment. The con
 
 possible precautions were taken against the in iurv of the contestants. One man, however was thrown to the floor, and upon rising, al though advised to retire, persisted in contlnu ing his fight. He was again thrown to the floor and sustained fracture at the base of the skull, from which he died in about two hours The War department has held that this deatl was in the line of duty, as the contest IS the part of scheme to encourage athletic eXer cises. Perhaps no sort of restriction of th' law would make it impossible for the War de partment to consider almost any sort of ac tivity in the line of duty, but it would be wei . to have the law so worded as to make those per plexing questions unnecessary. Some day al official who has the right to do so will rule ou the claimant who deserves a better fate. all events, disbursements of this sort ought t' be on a basis of equity and founded on lav which is not too ambiguous
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
A Closed Door to Gypsies

The rule to bar out immigrant gyp- ses now enforced, merits approval, even though it may be against the pie turesque. It is pointed out in support of their exclusion that they can be in no way beneficial addition of the United States. They may not be pub lie charge, but it is suspected they are a burden to local communities in anoth- CT sense Even when their presence is tolerated, they are not regarded as de- sirabe neighbors, even when in tran sit, and in many cases local authorities have refused to grant them place to camp. They may be reminders of some of the clements of feudal life and ro- nance, but they do not conform to the modern requirements of useful indus try. The business of horsetrading has passed into other hands and larger i'm portauce, and its traditions have ceased 10 be those of sharp dealing. Further more, the tramp is sufficient peripa- tetic tax upon the suffering kindness Of rural charity.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
Milk and the Law

Milwaukee is having trouble with its milk dealers. One of them persists in trying to sell milk. ii is alleged, without a license, although he has been convict ed of using nnclean cans and of keep ing an unsanitary dairy. His plea is that he has leased new place that is clean and he promises to keep clean, The local papers compare his position with that of the saloon keeper whose license has been revoked because of violation of the law. It is argued that if such saloon keeper, when under bail for doing illegal business, should def
 antly open his place on the plea that il had been fumigated, he would promptly get into trouble. The argument is that the health board has jurisdiction over the indicted milk dealer and that the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
NO URBAN PIGS

Pigs are pigs and a pigs ear is not purse
 Such apparently, is the conclusion to be drawn from the decision of learned local magistrate in Wilmington, Del. The case was that of woman against whom some vexed nelghbor lodged a complaint that she was keeping on her premises two living and squealing pigs in vio- lation of the ordinance thereto applying. An official investigation resulted in formal confir- nation of the charge, but the report included the statement that there were extenuating cir cumstances. These particular pigs were edu- ated. They had been trained for career upon the stage. They were only temporarily board ing in the city, pending their discovery and ex- ploitation by some theatrical agent duly appre- ciative of their art. Here, indeed was prob lem for the judicial brain. There was no Por- tia at hand to aid the court Nor did the hmlt- ed library accessible offer guidance. But after due deberation. the court reached the llluml- hating decision: 'There is no doubt, according to the evidence, that these pigs are pigs, and as pigs they must obey the law. Either they must be removed from the city or turned into pork This official utterance establishes precedent that all dwellers in cities who own living pigs would do well to heed. No amount of nstruc-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
OfPassing Interest
Against Telegraphic Delays

The telegraph companies have agreed to comply with the new law in Massa- chusetts, requiring them to discontinue the collection of extra charges for transmitting the filing time of messages in that state. The law requires that this time be sent to the receiver. The expense thus involved, it is pointed cut, involves little or no extra expense to the companies. But it is designed 10 protect patrons against the negligence of employees. Managers may no longer accumulate messages, at least without explanation, during rush hours, because of lack of operators or instruments That was apparently the gravameu of objection to the Massachusetts statute, whose requirement is there held to be reasonable and safeguard of prompt service to the public.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
DECREPlT SPAIN

Spain, apparently, IS m the throes ol nope less discomfort. It is old, haggard, worn out. Poverty stalks rampant from one end of the nation to the other; want cries abroad m the land. There is no love for the royal house; there is no pride in the feats of Spanish arms The country seems we'll past the ultimate hour of its probable rejuvenation.
 No wonder, in all these melancholy clrcum- stances. the people bitterly resent war abroad The crushed and hungry peasantry care naught for Spanish ambition in Morocco. They pald and paid for years for Spanish misgovernment lin Cuba and the Philippines; and nothing save humiliation, sorrow and defeat, came o1 1t m the end Send their sons to the front now, and to die-for what? Better in Spanish phlloso- pby of this day and time, riots and revolution at home.
 The government may be, theoretically, ever so right in meeting the crisis now upon the fath- erIand of course. But when there IS nothing but bitterness in the subjects hearts, when pat rotism of the kind the government nvokes, is dead past all resurrection what shall it profit the powers that be in Spain' The people are worse than sullen; they are openly and aggres- svely against the government. The very throne itself totters and may fall at any mo- ment.
 Poor old Spain! It is more to be ptied than scorned perhaps. Once it was the world 's mightest nation; once it held the destinies of all the earth in the hollow of its hand. It has given to history many of its greatest men scholars explorers, statesmen, students, phil osopbers and authors Now 1t is an lmpotent unmanageable thing; nation without honor and without repute.
 The civilized nations, we think, have an abun dance of sympathy for young King Alfonso and wish him mighty well. All of them would be overioyed to see him lead his nation out oi the gloom of despair now apparently surround ing it. But it seems almost unreasonable to eX |pect it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
ANCIENT ROME.
lt Could Not Compare In s,,.. With Some Modern Cao;t.,.

Rome. even in the times of i,s est splendor. was poor in comparia' with the modern world. Even in ., second century after Christ who, stood as metropolis at the head of e immense empire. Rome was sman less wealthy. less Imposing tha, great metropolis of Europe or of ,w.. lea. some sumptuous public edis.. beautiful private houses-that k .n the splehdor of the metropolis of ,,, empire.
 Moreover. the palaces of the CaaS.. on the Paiatine are a grandiose r,,,. that stirs the artist and makes ,, philosopher think. but if one sets bi self to measure them. to coniec,r,. from the remains the proportions ... the entire edifices. he does not copipr. up buildings that rival large modcr, construction. The palace of Tiberiu, for example. rose above a street orl, two meters wide. less than seven fec, an alley like those where today in Italian cities live only the most misc, able inhabitants. We have pir,urad Co ourselves the imperial banoue,s n, ancient Rome as functions of unhearS of splcndor: if Nero or Elagahaus could came to life and see the dnho room of a great hotel in Paris or New York. resplendent with light. Win crystal. with silver. he would admire it as far more beautiful than the halls in which he gave his imperial feass l Think how poor were tee ancicnts in artificial light. They had few wines. they knew neither tea nor coffee ncr cocoa. neither tobacco nor the in. numerable liqueurs of whi h We make use. In face of our habits they Were always Spartan. even when they vast. cd. because they lacked the means to squander-Guglielmo Ferrcro in Tut. 1 nam's.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
NEGROPHOBIA IN VERMONT?

It is more amusing than serious, we think, that Vermont should object so emphatically to that stationing of negro troops at Fort Ethan Allen Not that the Vermonters are not entlt- led to a fair hearing on the points involved, o1 course. but because-we because Vermont is in New England, you know, and hence ought to be the negro $ great and good friend, regard less.
 We apprehend that Vermont has viewed the down-trodden colored brothers sad and melan- choly lot here below ofttimes in sorrow, and now and then in positive anger We suspect Vermont has preached many sermon for Ala bama $ benefit and Mississippis upift, as those things have been viewed through Vermont eyes for many, many years--since, indeed, New Eng land sucked the lemon of African slave trade dry in this country and then grew conscious stricken and turned abolitionist along lines no less rampant and pious than picturesque. But, lest we be accused of concerning our selves with another story, let us return to Fort Ethan Allen and the sable-hued troopers there in stationed and the strenuousy agitated state of Green Mountain minds appertaning and at taching thereto Why does Vermont object to these colored persons! Are they not wrapped in the folds of Old Glory and arrayed in the Uniform of the regular army Are they not clt- izens of the republic and, as such, entitled to all the rights of liberty and the pursuit of hap piness, and so forth and so on? Most assured | ly yes, and likewise certainly!
 Can it be possible, in Vermont, mind you Vermont the which has travelled far since New England became conscous-stricken, as afore said-that it is because the soldiers heren con cerned are of black and tan persuasion, ano hence subject to color lines not easy of exact definition and location, but unmistakably exist ent. nevertheless! This might be true of be nighted Texas, or South Carolina, or Mlssls sippi. or Alabama, or, mayhap, some partcu larlv dark sections of Indiana and Ono, but car it be that such sentiment has manifested It self in Vermont Vermont, where the maple su ear comes from you know?
 Oh. dear! Why is it our Green Mountain friends and fellow citizens do not warm up t( these colored brethren in their midst to tha
 same degree that they were wont to warm III to them from distance of, say, thousand t' fifteen hundred miles As puzzle, the propo
 sition is, as Eddie Foy would say, "a brett! thing, and an odd one."
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

veteran executive may again be his own successor. unless he otherwise wills. Al though he is hale and strong at seventy nine. it is to be remembered that the term is for six years. This expectation of life would be limited by any insur- ance statistician. The question of his successor is of interest to investors in the United States, who have some $750.- 100000 at stake in tranquil industrial development south of the Rio Grande. Senor Corral, the present occupant of the office of vice president, who in 1904 was selected as the heir of Diaz, is candidate for reelection and is op- posed by Senor Limantour, secretary of finance, and Senor Reyes, state official
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
Where Revo.vers Go

It is surprising'to learn that the car rying of concealed weapons is not com mon in Boston. Of the 5,300 men and boys arrested during the past year in that city only l54 had revolvers. Yet several great corporations are engaged in their manufacture in New England. One Of the six has turned out 2,230 ,o00 revolvers since 1872, the figures in creasing every year. The present as
 mand is estimated at 100000 year. A Massachusetts manufacturer says
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

ton in rots, square or cube, Greek or Latin, can save the educated pig from roofing in rural ground No acquisition of culture entities hlm however ambitious, to urban residence. NO school of elocution can conceal the grnnt, no disguise can conceal the brstles. Exile or ex- ecution are the grim alternatives There IS no road royal or other, from the stye to the par Tor. The city pig must go to keep company with the city rooster
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU

The Siiver Belt VW be mailed upon request to subscribers leauing tue city during the sum- mer monthS Change of address aoiH be made as frequently as desired; notices of such change should giue both the old aud new address. Call at the office or phone day chamge yoa w'sh be- fore leavimg the city. The subscription rate 's fhe same out of t0acn as DO the citu
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
Menu of an African Hunting Party.

In addition to the groceries and can ned provisions carried in their outns the hunters in East Africa depend TOT fresh provisions on their guns. Water buck. zebra and elephant oare sald 'o be tough eating and are mostly par taken of by the native porters' "Ho keep elephant meat till 1t is quite hlsu and gamy EIand tastes like the pes. American beef: orynx. impala ana ~' gaZelles are edible and tender. put 'H' delicacies of the East African ProIecv rate are the klipspriDger and the On dix gazellcs. Hartbeest is hard eAcep' the prime cut along the backbone \. ordinary meal on safari conslsH V. marrow soup, dikdik cutlels' r~'' guinea fowl. curriel yenison and co'I flower pudding. with jam. wSsne' down with tea or coffee.-London T' .a-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

10000 go to Great Britain and the con tinent, 10000 to distributors in Chi cago and St. Louis, l5,000 to Denver and San Francisco, 10000 to Mexico and Central and South America, 25,o00 to New York, while 10000 are sold in New England
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

mere cleaning up of his old place U' the opening of new one does mol oO away with the responsibility for the n. dictment that lies against him II" case in Milwaukee will be made a 'es' one for Wisconsin.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

The grand, gloomy, and peculiar summer weather they have in North Carolina affects some of the inhabitants thereof most violently, it seems One misguided Tarhee eIoped with three women the other day.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

A 'higher critic" says ''the Bible is not up to date.' Still, it was here long time before this party bespangled the earth, and we appre- hend it will be here long after he has shuffed off this mortal coil and departed for that ''un- discovered country from whose bourn no tray eler returns"
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06
The Mexican Presidency

Politicians in Mexico are renewing the speeulations as to the successor Of President Diaz. It looks as though that
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

We favor the prohibition of feas," says the Charleston News and Courier. Do you suppose that would be any harder to enforce than the other kind?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

"We need new religion says Dr. Eliot Why not revive the old one! A whole lot of people will not know 1t isn't new.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

'An Indiana woman wants divorce from her ninth husband" says the Toledo Blade. Any objection from the ninth husband? The chair hears none.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

baseball game; one properly humbled Pullman porter.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

The doctors tell us laziness is disease pro- duced by the hook-worm. All right, gentle men: the hook for the hOokwOrm.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

Mr. John Wesley Gaines is being linen tioned' for governor of Tennessee. This should give some rest to the perturbed spirit of Andrew Jackson, surely.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

It becomes more and more evident daily that the old administration Big Stick has been laid aside in favor of the new administration s olive branch.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

For light summer reading, moreover, Mr. Tawney is entirely justified in thinking the Con gressional Record quite as the Worlds Work.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

A baseball fan advocates "a school Tor urn- pires." Yes indeed and there ought not to be any recesses and all the people should be made to 'stay in'' regularly.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

Miss Ida Tarbel has been created a doctor of literature'' Mr. Rockefeller, doubtless, does not know what that means for him, but, even more doubtless he suspects it is something uncomfortable.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-08-06

Being King of Spain nowadays must be about as uncomfortable as anything you could think of
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13

Quest OF Ffonor.
Tonight the president was the guest
OF honor III banquet In the Glenwood
hotel. Mr.. Taft declared he had thor
oushls enjoyed his stay i'm California
and was more deeply Impressed than
ever with the tremendous Size and
diversified interests and climate of the
state. School children continued today
To lie feature of the presidents visit
To the various communities included in
his itinerary, Mr.. Taft declared that.
after seeing SO many thousands of
chubby checked and chubby-Iegged
boys and girls" on mis- travels nf the
last four weeks, he MAS convinced that
the future of the country was safe
stopping in the automobile al Red
lands. the president addressed "A grand
stand full of children and told them
to learn Well the lesson of loyalty 10
their country. On Mount RubIdoux
this afternoon the president partfei-
nated In the ungeIlng of "A tablet set
In solid rock tn the memory of the
founder of the California missions.
Fra Junisnsra Sierra. On the tablet
we're the three words, "Apostle-I.egis-
lator- Builder"
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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-13
BRYAN IS GREETED
BY MANY
VISIT TO SEATTLE
EXPOSITION is OCCASION
or CELEBRATION.

Seattle. Oct. i2--Nifiam ]. Rryans
visit to the worlds fair today was
made the oeeasinn of Il popular demon
stratioa and riyalted in earnestness
the greetings tn President Taft two
weeks ago and the multitude that
crowded around him was SO great that
it Mas impossibl. for him ta see the
exhibits. Mr.. Eryan and his escort
arrived at tile fairgrounds in auto
mobiles at i0:i5 o'clock and found
their entrance blocked BY "A crowd that
closed about his automobile, sweeping
aside the exposition guards. The
automobile. after long delay. reached
the government building and MIR.
Bryan and his guides entered. At
once thousands Of persons poured into
the building, not only preventing the
visitor from seeing the exhibits, but
threatening 10 destroy them. aIr
Bryan's visit ta other buildings vas
attended by similar crush
MIR Bryan will learn what the fair
really looks like from Mrs. Bryan.
who came here Yesterday. registered
mt r hotel under her own name and
Was permitted la see the sights un-
moIested. Mir, Bryan was entertained
at luncheon i'll the New York
building. and after luncheon he spoke
to an immense outdnor audience i'm
the natural amphltheater His subject
was The Average Man" the address
having been delivered oa The lecture
Platform frequently.
Tonight Mr., Bryan delivered a
democratic address rn - y9reFs4 sfsaf
ence. 1t had been recommended To
Mr.. Bryan that he make a prepared
speech. taking issue with Mr.. Taft on
the snin subsidy and Alaska govern
ment, but he declined to In 50 and
spoke e&temHaraReousIy. touching on
many subjects.
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