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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
The Hardest WORKING River

The hardest working river, the one
most thoroughly harnessed to the mill
wheels of labor in the United States.
probably in the world, is the Black.
stone. 1t is not large river. either.
Its drainage area is only about Asa
square miles and in its power-produc.
ing section it is only 40 miles long.
very Tom Thumb of a river as
rivers go in America. Yet the doughty
little stream produces $4,000 horse
power, 30 for every square mile of it's
drainage area. If you will figure out
this amount of horse power in terms
of coal you will find that the busy 1T.
tie stream represents a capitalization
OF about $25,OOO,OOO This is twice
the developed horse power of anv
other important river. Almost a
hundred mills, catching with their
whirling turbines its water almost
from the very source in the city of
worcester. Mass, line its banks and
grow In size and importance till in
Woonsocket and Pawtucket. R. l.. Won
have some of the largest of their kind
IN the country.-Technica World
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
The Fascination of Corn cuttino.

Corn cutting always has a fascina.
ton for me, writes e. p. Powell in the
Outing Magazine. l like to see the
farmer grip the tall stalks with a stout
hand and, deftly holding them elm
them With vii, a quick stroke of a knife
Around the bundle when 1t Is gathered
he twists a Simmer stalk, and tucks
the ends tightly under. It is a tidv
art, for twist may lack just the inch
that holds the bundle.
The farmers work develops uuic,,
Judgment as well as deftness of hands
and so it is good school. for it makes
the brains and the hands work TO.
gether The boy who follows with
fork should be able to lift the bundle
and build stock that will resist the
wind. When the huskers come, every
ear should have been kept we'll nm
from the ground, and the stalks so
we'll ventilated that there is no smell
of mildew.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Queer Wedding Customs.

There is curious custom still pre
valent in the Bellary district of India
in connection with the wedding cere
monies among certain Brahmin
families.
Just prior to the close of the feast.
ing, hideous effigy of male figure
Realistically robed in rags. supposed
to represent the bridegroom's father
is carried along the streets in process.
sion, under the shade of a sieve
adorned with tassels of onions and
margosa leaves.
Every few yards during the process.
sion the feet of the effigy have to be
reVerently washed and its forehead
decorated with a caste mark bv its
living spouse, the bridegroom's moth.
er. The bridegroom's other female
relatives have several mock attentions
paid to them by the women of the
brides party.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

The Birmingham Age-Herald is a
great advocate for the pure food law
and an Incorporate opponent of the
pure drink law. 1t does not matter
what a man eats or where-withal he
may be clothed, if he looks too long
upon the wine when it Is red and
giveth its color to the cup, he will
go the whiskey route just the same.
Query: If the federal government
has the right to adopt a pure food
law for all the states, why has 1t not
the right to adopt a pure drink law
for these same states? There is no
legal reason why Congress should
not. The reason why it does not, is
plain The food trust or trusts, that
Is the large manufacturers of food
stuff, wanted protection for them
selves against the small army of
adulterators. Through their repre-
sentatives they placed their demand
upon high ground, for the common
sood' ana IL really was; but the mo-
tive behind the movement was purely
selfish. The selfish interests of the
food trust or trusts, made the passage
OF the Food law, easy. Now on the
other hand, the interests of the whis-
Key trust is opposed to a pure drink
law, and the whiskey interests own or
control Congress. That's all there Is
to 1t. II the interests of the people
We're being considered. they would
pass the pure drink law Just as easy
as they did the pure food law, and it |
would be just as rigidly and success
fuiiy enforced. 1t is all mistake
miserable, CHASTITY mistake, the CON- J
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

When man-any man-gets drunk
and cannot remember where or from
whom he got his booze, he ought to
be sent. to Jail for a few days for the
improvement of his memory. If a
man is suspected of murder and can
not remember where he was at the
time the murder was committed, he
is held in Jail until his memory re-
turns If he is found with stolen
goods in his possession and cannot re-
member where or from whom he re-
ceived them, he is sent to the pene-
Tertiary. And there is no good rea-
son that we can see why some of
these absent-minded patrons of blind
tigers and boot-leggers should not be
made to remember where they get
their drug. 1t is all stuff about their
not knowing. They may not know in
some instances the name of the Great
ure who sold them the stuff. They
may not know exactly through wose
HailhS IL paoStu, vi uHuSl slduu lnS
legerdermain practiced upon them.
But they know more than they tell
and they could help the police find
out and run down the guilty parties.
if they would. They ought to be
MADE to tell; that is the long and
short of it. For it is not nearly so
much the poor weak drunkard the
law is after, as it is the mean, miser-
able low-down wretch who defies the
law and all decency of life for the
paltry, filthy gain he makes from his
nefarious business. The way to stop
the boot-legger is to send him to Jail,
not his victim; and the way to catch
him is to MAKE his poor, deluded
victim tell the truth; not purjure his
soul by swearing he cannot remember
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
New Birth Cards.

Instead of the conventional engraved
cards of parents and newborn child
| tied with white satin ribbons, there is
novelty card that is charming.
1t is the hand-painted profile of a
babys head on long white paper
slip. One little hand and the careless
frill of lace around the neck is sug-
gested in pencil
On the white paper is written the
name of the newly born and the date
of it's birth.
The long, narrow envelope is also
handmade and sealed with the FANNY
Crest in wax or tiny silver seal, with
the family initial in the center.
The day after the great event these
cards are mailed to all friends of the
couple in all parts of the country.
If one must pay to have them done.
the cost is not slight, but il one is
clever with the brush Il proves a
pleasant and simple task.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

The consensus of opinion is that
there is not one blind tiger or boot
logger in Hattiesburg now, to where
there were fife five years ago. That
shows a healthy growth of public
sentiment for Law Enforcement. If
public sentiment continues to grow in
the right direction, and faithful con-
scientious officers are kept on duty,
there will be still fewer blind tigers
and boot-leggers here than there are
now. Some decent respectable men
drink whiskey. pity it's it's true"
But no decent, respectable man ought
to patronize boot-legger.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

One Charles Anglin, sent to the pen
etentiary for larceny, has been par
doned for telling the truth. Charles
friends were trying to obtain his par.
don by claiming his innocence, but
with the record before him the gov
ernor could not see it that way when
suddenly Charles writes letter, say
ing he does not want any lying to be
done about the matter; that he is
guilty, but that he has repented and
wants another chance. Sort of a
back-handed slap Charles gave his
friends, but they deserved. it.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
ORIGIN OF WORD "WAGON'
Comes from Some Aryan Root as Does
"Wagsing' and way" Mean
ing a Path.

In the first book of riddles ever
written was the conundrum: why is
a toll gate like a dead dogs tail? Be
cause 1t stops wagin."
Atrocious as appears the pun that
tries to juggle with wagon" and "wag
ging,' 1t is really better than the writ
er OF the atrocity and the casual
reader ever knew, for wagon and
"wagging" are identical and are chill
dren of long line of honored ances.
try.
IL Is the motion that makes them
alike, and this idea of motion dates
lar back to the days when the Aryan
languages, now reaching from the east
coast OF India to the west coast of the
United States, were one tongue in the
beginning of it's formation.
The root from which they grew is
wagh,' and one meaning of it is the
same as our "wag," as it signifies 60
ing from side to side, to move, to car
ry. to pass over and turning from one
point to another.
This root lies at the foundation of
our world way" whether we use it
as a road, or path, or distance, or di-
rection. 1t is what we move over, or
the direction we move. or the distance
we move. Even If we want our own
way" 1t is the manner in which we
see tit to move. In our wagon" it Is
the thing that moves and in the dogs
tall the sort of motion
All similar words come to our Eng
llsh more directly through the Teuton.
ic base vega which means both a
way and TO wag. When the root Went
into the sanscrit the wv got the "v''
sound, so our East Indian brothers
say yah" for carry and call a road
vehicle and horse all "vaha."
In the Latin it became via" which
we use for way, and through which we
get our "viaduct" and vehicle"
In all of the words in all of the va.
rious languages into which "wagh" has
gone there is always the idea of the
thing that moves, the path over which
1t moves or the manner of its motion.
New York Herald.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
FRIDAY, OCTOBER s, 1909.
Circulation Double That Of Any
Other South Mississippi Paper
lMPROvIDENCE LEADS TO Pow
ERTY.

The American craze for speed has
:. been repeatedly commented on, bui
never until the advent of the automo
bile has there been any general means
of indulging it.
Remarking on this subject, the Wall
Street Gazette wonders how it is that
persons of known moderate means
are able to display themselves in
rushing over the roads and through
the streets in the devil wagons"
It takes note that from the various
parts of the country, and particularly
in the rural districts and small towns,
questions are asked as to the great
numbers of automobiles that are seen
on the roads. 1t is declared that in
many cases the money they represent
Is that which formerly was saved up
to buy comfortable and modest homes,
and 1t means that thousands of per-
sons will be rent payers instead Of
home owners in years to come and
that many of them may be forced
down in times of dull business from a
life of moderate comfort into the class
of the permanently poor.
If the savings of men of small sal
airy are going into OUTLAWS for recrea-
ton and diversion of temporary
character rather than into permanent
improvements in home building or the
savings bank the people now profit
ing from the diversion may not be do
ing themselves any good turn says
the New Orleans Picayune. They are
taking hazards with the future, hop
ing that as needs develop they may
be able to increase their incomes to
meet the cost of living on an auto
mobile basis. -~-rs-------
; 1t is difficult to be wise in the midst
of poverty. The desire of persons
with small means to bloom out in
some enjoyment that is only attain
able with money sometimes grows be-
yond control. and when they suffer |
In consequence of such indulgence |
they deserve great deal of sympathy |
and pity. And, after all, we only learn |
by hard experience
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

Statistics show that good times
have been coming all this year. The
Construction News of Chicago made
comparisons of forty-eight cities, with
former years, and each and every one
of them showed healthy building
business. Spokane ranked first in the
list, New Orleans second, and St.
Joseph, Mo-, third. If the people
would only forget there had ever been
panic, and go to work painting their
houses and fixing up, Miss Prosperity
would come sweeping in and pay "Oll
Miss long visit.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS
CHE BEST INSURANCE

The best insurance savings with
1t nsures in
At four interest
fortune dollar week deposited twenty
it insures against poverty old
is ready against
accident.
provides for those dependent leaving
them absolutely o draw
thus nsuring against
Besides, 1t costs absolutely nothing There
ium to and should incom
apsing of policy and loss of what already paid
instead would be hand tide the crisis.
solid people
depositng their
four interest which adds considerable earnings
Let's talk it
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
Napoleon's Name.

A Greek scholar has called attention
TO very curious coincidence about
the name of Napoleon. If you take
away the first letter of his name Won
have "apoleon;" take away the firsv
letter of that word, and you bavs
"poleon;" do this SUCCESSFULLY down
10 the last syllable, and you have
"leon," icon" and on" Put these
several words together in this order
Napoleon on oleon leon con opo,eon
poleon, and you have a Greek phrase
the literal translation of which is "Na.
the lion Of peoples, went about
Unidentified.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

WANTED-At once, reliable repre-
sentatiyes in this vicinity to look
after renewals and new subscrip-
tons, part or whole time, for the
fastest growing magazine in Ameri-
ca. Liberal salary and commits
sions. Live men and women make
$S5 to $3.50 month. Appoint-
ments now being made. Write i'm.
mediately to Director of Circula.
ton, HAMPToN'S MAGAZINE. SO
West S5th st. New York City. SGT
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

This is young town; the houseg
are all comparatively new: but the
lack of paint gives to nearly all the
residence sections a more or less di-
lapidated appearance. There are 50
many houses here that would be pref.
ty if they were painted. And besides,
paint preserves the wood; and it is
economy to keep your house painted
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

MANY homes are badly in need Of
more babies and less bridge whist. "
says the Jackson Clarion Ledger. No
The home that prefers bridge whist
to babies, had better be left to go on
with the game. Babies deserve bet.
ter environments, and a better at.
mosphere. Babies ought never to be
born to unnatural parents who DO not
want them. 1t might sometimes be a
good thing for the parents, but more
often it would be bad thing for the
babies.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

A bottle of household ammonia
should be as invariably an adjunct to
the kitchen sink and that of the wait.
ress' pantry as the soap dish. 1t
kills" grease by a chemical combina-
ton with it and lends luster to silver
by the same.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

The question has been raised wheth.
err slavery was abolished by Lincoln's
proclamation, or whether it was the
thirteenth amendment that did the
trick. What's the difference? Cuff
fys free. The important question is,
what will we do with him."
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

The Mississippi Board of Pharme-
ceutical examiners are not quick dis
ciples of His Pomposity, one Booker
T. Washington. Five of Bookers pro-
teges asked to be licensed as tooth
doctors, and they were all turned
down.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
HEAD ALMOST
TORN FROM BODY
By Associated Press

PENSACOLA, Fla, October S.
With his head almost torn from his
body, Thos. Dunden, a prominent
young planter. was found lying in a
clump of woods on his farm today,
having killed himself following a sep
aration from his bride of ten DAYS.
He used a double-barrelled shot gun.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
A Cinnamon Mouth Wash.

A healthful and refreshing mouth
wash is made by boiling cinnamon
bark in water and mixing it with equal
parts of the purest alcohol. This il
good both for the gums and teeth and
makes the breath more fragrant.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

mon belief hat the laws of this coun-
try are made ''for the people, by the
people" or that this is a rule 'of the
people"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
WANTS

POSITION WANTED-By capable
proven, bookkeeper. Hardworker.
NO Dad habits. Married High
grade references. H. H., this office.
25-11t.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

Have your furniture repaired and
refinished like new. We do it. 2oe
West Pine street. Home Supply Co.
4-eod-3t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

If every professed christian would
live, practice and obey the golden
rule, this earth would be a heavenly
paradise.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

Any girl In need Of friendship. help.
.ovice. ETC.. would find ready and
w'iiins assistance by applying to the
mserons OF the Salvation Army Res.
cue Home. ssrd st. and Avenue d.
Birmingham, Ala. 10 10 -
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

l ifHwRlTERS-Cleaned and repair.
ed, D. c. Baldwin, GO years exner.
lence). Phones Cumberland 1873
nome l2s. 1875 East Pine. street,
Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

FOX SALE-Family pony; bargain
Home phone, 400 Blue. Fp Tov-
lor. ~.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

WANTED-Boarders for two nicely
furnished front rooms. 5O4 Bay
street. Mrs. Fairfex. 7.st
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08

Observation-Disclosures 80 Forest
street. Home phone 1888. 5.6t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-08
FOR RENT.
FOR SALE.

FOX SALE-Six room house. ia oa-
S"ee'' bargain 9-24-1mc
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05
Recorded Feb Is, 1909.

S Ahmi by tr to Elmira johnson, D.;
int in r p 1922, kul 444r, Wailuku,
Maui. $40. b 315, p 3l3. Dated
Feb 10, 1909
=" II Streubeck to NJ Kalama, Rel; R
Ps 1867, 3699 and 37s3, Haiku, Puma,
Kauai. $50. b 3l2, p IA. Dated
Aug 25, 1908.
James A Hopper Co, Ltd, to Soy
Chew, ct al, Rel; leaseholds and bldgs,
furniture, fixtures, livestock, fowls,
tools, etc, Waikiki, Honolulu, Oahu;
$4,000. j 312, 156. Dated Jan ., 1909
A Lewis, Jr, and VT to George X
Opulauoho, d; int in lot 7, blk 10, Ka-
piolani Tract, Honolulu, Oahu; $3.50. b
3l1, p 4Os. Dated Feb l6, 1909.
C l. Wight, Tr, to Abraham Kalei
kau, Rel; por X p 1880, kul 729, Queen
st, Honolulu, Oahu; $3.50. B 3l2, p157
Dated Feb 15y19O9.
Pc r Strauch and W.T. ct al, to Mary
X Akiao, d; lots 10 and IA, Paulo Ka.
lauka Tract, Honolulu, Oahu; $500. i
81, p 400. Dated Feb 10, 1909.
Robert / Reid to Hutchinson Sue
Plan Co, ID; por or 2lls, Paukunui
Kau, Hawaii; 5000. b 81, p 403. Da
ted Oct %, 1908.
Halawa Plantn, Ltd, to Trs of Est
of james Wight, d; int in or 657, n
Kohala, Hawaii; $1,000. Il 81, p 404
Dated Jan 80, 1909.
M L Miller to Won Hamm Young Co
Ltd, c NJ; six cylinder, Model U
Steyens'Duryea touring ear No 1902
Hawaii; $4,000. b 1872, p 157. Dated
Feb rs, 1909.
f j Morgan and VT to Territory OF
Hawaii, d; kuls 52O2 and 1910, Ana
hola, Koolau, Kauai; 81, etc. b $40
p 1853. Dated Feb IL, 1909.
Moses Il Miller to Bathsheba NJ AL
len (widow), M; por or 1856, Koloa
Kauai; $1,000, b 306, p 15s. Dated
Feb l6, 1909.
Recorded February l6, 1909.
Nee Lin Tong Co to j + Kaehu, SUI
L; ap 2, II p 1853, kul 1853; 81. b 1913,
p 34s. Dated Nov 81, 1908.
Henry II Huihui to John Kekanla, ID;
p 1927, kul 1852, Heeia, Koolaupoko
Oahu; r p 1888, kul 1921, Kalawahine,
Honolulu, Oahu; $40, etc. b Sll, p 4O1.
Dated Feb is, 1909.
Portuguese, Mutt Ben Soey of Hawaii
to j NJ Gomez. Rel; lot T. of gr 1896,
Beretania st, Honolulu, Oahu: 500. b
3O6. p l6l. Dated Feb 10, 1909
Western G. Haw'n lnvst Co, Ltd, to
Kate Cornwell, Rel; lot Il, OF or $685.,
and bldgs. Beretania ST, Honolulu, GA
hui; $1,000. b 3O6, p l62. Dated Feb 10,
1909.
Kate l. Cornwell to Rose Lando. D.;
lot T., of or 1895, Beretania st, Homo
lulu, Oahu; $2250. b 81, p 402. Dated
Feb 10, 1909.
Jose Carvalho to Jose Nobrega. Rel;
lots IL TO Is. blk 10, Kaiulani Tract,
Honolulu, Oahu; $500. b S06, p 1853.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05

and 2349 and or 2530, Fort st, Honolulu,
Oahu. $3.50. b 315, $40. Dated
February 16, 1909.
A Lewis, Jr, and VT to Edwin III
Weed, d; int in lots 6, and ., block /,
Kapiolani Tract, Honolulu, Oahu. 1925.
b 315, p 343. Dated February 10, 1909.
Mercantile Trust Co of San Francisco
Tr to Honolulu Plantn Co, Rel; real,
personal and mixed property, Eva,
Oahu; real and personal property, Oahu.
81 and bond issuance of $l,25O,000. b
3O7, 492. Dated February 3, 1909.
$ Ahmi by TT to Ehrenreich II
Swendsen, D; int in por or l61, Manoa
valley, Honolulu, Oahu. $35. b 315,
p S45. Dated February 10, 1909.
Haalelea Kula and hsb CD to Ka-
hoehawaha WV, d; int in r Ps 4239,
424O, 37l9 and kuls 665s, l53-B, 1874 b
and 1860, Pelekunu. etc, Molokai.
$40. b 3l5, p BAL. Dated February
II, 1909.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05
CUMMINS SCHEDULED
FOR THE TOBOGGAN

Supervisor Quinn, when asked yes
terday noon whether Cummins would
yield to the demand of John Wilson,
the Mayors appointee as road super
visor, replied that he would not, but
would retain command of the road de
partment as long as the supervisors de-
sired him to do so. When asked
whether he took the view that the SUI
preme Court decision gave the mayor
full power to appoint the road super
visor, Supervisor Quinn replied that
the supervisors had to approve such APP
pointment, otherwise it was of no value.
Well, anyway, we don T have to
appropriate any money for the job. 50
that will keep the other people out, - he
said.
He intimated that IL was not exactly
a ease of keeping Cummins in and
Wilson out, as perhaps Cummins would
be replaced by another Republican as
soon as affairs were Strengthened out,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-05
SENATORS STAND
ON WHISKY RING BILL

The following statcmcnts were made
yesterday by the members of the upper
house when asked to express themselves
ON the subject of allowing the liquor
interests to run things to suit them.
selves:
President of the Senate W. o. Smith
81 am strongly opposed to any
change in the present law. Ii is model,
eded ON a remarkably successful Cana.
dian law on the subject and has proved
good one. To allow appeal from the
license commission would destroy the
most summary and nccdful feature of
the act. -
Vice President Kalama--'The law
as il stands is a good one and / will
support il. There is no necessity for
changing it and the remote possibility
of injustice does not balance the un.
deniablc virtues it possesses. / will
take this stand in the Senate"
Senator Knudsen-'The Republican
delegation from Kauai is pledged to
oppose any change in~the liquor laws
If there was no pledge | would stand
for the maintenance of the law we
have at present. To allow all the
techniealities of the courts to be inter.
posed would destroy its most salient
feature
Senator Fairchild-"We are pledged
to oppose a change in the liquor law.
We are going over the act carefully in
the Ways and Means Committee and
it will be several days before we can
report ] do not see any need for n
change. 1t is unfortunate that this
has been brought up for there is the
possibility of more stringent law or
restrictive action by the Federal au.
thorities.
Senator McCarthy-''I think the pow
ers of the Board of License Commits
sioners should be clearly defined and
appeal allowed from their decision by
holder of license. There should be
no appeal in the matter of license ap
plication. AT present their power is
too broad-they should have to state