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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18
TAFT AND THE TRUSTS.

President Taft is credited with an
earnest desire to secure from Con-
gress an amendment to the Sherman
Ianti-trust act, which is generally con-
coded to be q failure, SO far as pre-
venting monopoly is concerned. It
this connection is recalled his Des
Moines speech, in which he said:
While we have not threshed the
whole matter out SO az to reach q
definite conclusion, I am strongly
inclined to the view that the way to
make the antitrust law more effec-.
tive is to narrow its scope somewhat,
30 that 1t shall not include in its pro-
hibition. and denunciation as q crime.
anything but q conspiracy or COM,
bination or contract entered into with
actual intent to monopolizer suppress
competition in interstate trade"
The question Of ~phraseology in the
law is M for attorneys. But enough
has been seen in court trials Of the
stress laid by lawyers for the de-
Tense upon any requirement by the
law to show actual intent and the
consequent difficulty of securing con-
victions, to make it apparent to the
lay mind that, in narrowing the scope
Of the Law. congress might easily
make it virtually impossible ever to
secure a conviction. The anti-trust
act as it stands certainly is broad
enough to make certain the ccnvic-
ton Of any combination which can
be shown to have had actual intent.
Just how it would strengthen the
law to make actual proof OF intent
q condition to a finding Of guilt does
not appear.
It cannot be expected that the
parties to q combination Will ever
confess to an intent to formsA monop-
oily. It is not possible to convert In
TO legal evidence their. state OF mind
when forming their Organization.
The best indication Of such IN In
tent must be the facts shown in the
management OF the corporation. II
# actually does constitute q monop-
oily. what is the necessity of going
into the intent? II there could be
such thing as q monopoly without
intent. would &c be less destructive
OF competition, less oppressive upon
the public. than . monopoly desisn-
ed % such.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18
THE STATES

Pierre, Nov. 16.-A financial state
ment of the condition of the state
treasury the first of November as
shown by the tr%easurer's office, places
the total net debt of the state at
$766,000. This considers a quarter
of a million dollars of uncollected
taxes as an available asset. The I'M
collected taxes run to almost a half
million, but a large amount of this
will never be paid. The statement
shows $4,000 of outstanding reve-
nue. warrants, three hundred thous-
and of which bear 3 ga per cent in
%terest; and three hundred thousand
four per cent. The state has borrowed
$4,000 from the Irvine plant fund
to take up warrants, and this bears
no interest. While this might be look
ed upon as not a debt only being owed
from one state fund to another, it
has to be met out of the general
fund some time, and represents just
what such saving in general fund
warrants which would have been is
sued had not the Irvine plant fund
been idle and available. The out
standing general fund warrants at
that date we're $%281,0OO. These
three items make a total of $780,
900, which less the taxes supposed to
| he cO~llectahle leaves tho net doht Of
$766, OO0.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18

WIessSAnnounced when President
Speaker Cannon started
Mississippi river together
MISREPRESENTATION effort would be
1lcs the Iprresident - en-
I ~ he did Aldrich.
I l1llIi1t nltSsxlltai s now back at Wash
111laifnIIl4Sn4Fone has heard OF any
gIavs the speaker.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18

WITT.

~ 80 q A04A 0WV0O SSMaS VSS4 AOW0
IL any. readers Of this paper, knew q
week ago that there was such a man
as John s. kennedy Of New York.
Yet they have learned, following the
announcement of the terms of his
will last Saturday morning. that he
died worth 100000 900 and left
$26.00O.0OO to charity, religion and
Education.
AS a commentary upon life in
America today. the life of John s.
Kennedy is full of meaning. The
very fact that a man could live in
comparative %obsecurity though worth
500, 900, 900 is in itself significant.
How mary years ago could any per-
son have accumulated such an, inn
mense fortune without the whole
country's knowing all about him, his
field Of operation, his business rules
and his habits? The a s of Ken
nedy speaks more clearly than sta
tistics Of the truth that the era Of
great fortunes is upon us.
But the life of Kennedy means a
great deal more. 1t shows that the
'muck-rakers" will not pursue a man
of wealth simply because he is
wealthy. Rogers, the ruling power in
Standard Oil the last ten years, died
possessed of no more money, accord
ing to the newspaper reports, than
the estate Of Kennedy is /. credited
with. Yet the name Of Rogers had
been impressed upon the knowledge
of every American. His part in f.
nancial operations that tended to
lower the moral standards Of big
business, his merciless dealings in
stocks. his pursuit Of enemies to
their ruin, had been told again and
again in newspapers and magazines.
So the claim of the very rich who are
attacked in the press that they are
the victims of envy, is not borne out
by the life Of Kennedy. He went his
way quietly and modestly and from
the single fact that no outcry follow
ed his doings we may conclude that
he did not encroach upon the rights
Of others. So it is possible to &C
quire an immense fortune in this
land Of free speech and. yet go to
ones grave with name unsullied.
The example of Kennedy is ina
nitely to be preferred to such al Rock
efeller, Ryan, Armour, Duke. Have
meyer, Guggenheimer and the rest
of the notorious rich. We believe
we are expressing the thought Of the
American people when we say that
they do not object to the prosperity
Of any man. SO long as he does not
interfere with the prosperity of any
other.
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The Only Kind.

ut would De IL good idea if brains
could be gone over and renovated now
and then"
"lf that were possible some brains
would have to be renovated With Il
vacuum %clcnner."- Baltimore Anneri-
can.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18

bridges until they are reachedf Let
the approaching campaign be on prac-
teal. logical. rational lines. Progress
sive control of congress is a nation
wide isue.
The Forrest City times., 1909-04-16

all three left the steamer at Willemstad.
 Castro who while president of Venezuela, often tried. in the wrong way to do the right thing for his country, attempted to break up this vast smuggling conspiracy But his efforts resulted only in preciptating a bitter quarrel with Ho land that barely missed becoming real war and in hastening his own downfall. His successor backed down gracefully possible. and much of Venezuela's imports still being trans shipped at Wiemstad.
 One other industry has Curacao that is of espe cial moment to her neighbors of the mainland That is the manufacture of revolutions The island is favorite refuge for deposed presidents. defeated revoutionists and other refugees They may always be found in the clean little cafes of the capital concocting plots to regain lost power and awaiting the psychological moment" for starting new rising of the people against the "tyrants." These patriots" are always ready to talk voubly of their hopes and plans, and so Will emstad has become the great distributing point for sensational and unreliable news concerning our volatile sister republics.
 Curacao really is the top of an almost sub merged volcano like many other islands of the West Indies and lies almost within sight of the coast of Venezuela. For many months at a stretch not drop of rain falls there and the whole island looks like big bare brown and gray rock. Then comes a wet week, and grass and shrubbery spring up by magic and clothe hill and valley in a mantle of green. But it is only grass and shrubbery, for there is not a tree on the island more than ten feet in height. The an cient crater has become large, beautiful lake of irregular outline, known as the Schottegat. This connects with the sea by the stream" which flows through a break in the crater's rim. The stream is Willemstad's harbor but the larger steamers have to go into the schottegat to turn around. On both sides Of the stream is built the quaint city. which looks if t had been brought bodily from the Zuyder Zee It's two parts are joined by long pontoon tolibridge at one end of
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back to the stream again.
 Marvellous is the equipment of this tramway It consists of small bobta with seating pacity for about six persons and no straps. and one weary, dejected little donkey. When the reaches the end of it's the motive power stands three legs and goes to sleep. The cannot start back until he wakes up and Willemstad's perpetual traction problem is How long will the donkey sleep this time?" It would be a most annoying problem if anyone cared. but to whom time is object ever uses the tramcar anyway.
 Dutch architecture somewhat modified to suit tropical conditions. prevails in Wemstad. The business buildings large and unattractive the public structures decidedly picturesque. and many of the residences are very handsome. The merchants rule wealthy and has been intmated not lacking in enterprise. It is only fair to say that many of them confne their activi ties to business that is above suspicion. The port is important transshipping point for trade in the Caribbean. It's business are wondering just how the opening of the Panama canal will af- feet their prosperity.
 Though Curacao is Dutch colony, and has been for centuries, the visitor will find few Dutchmen there; the population is almost wholly negro and the merchants nearly all Jews. As for language, you may have your choice. Address the almost naked lad sitting the dock ready to dive for pennies in Dutch, Spanish, English French and he will reply in kind-with request for money. Speak to him in "papaimienton and he will take
  the talk talk'-is the ordinary language of the common people and is a curious compound of the several tongues named together with African and Indian. It is like all and yet strangely unlike any of them.
 The tourist landing Curacao for the first time naturally expects to be confronted at every turn by bottles of the liqueur which the island has given it's name, but he is disappointed. It is there of course. and for sale but it is not obtruded the passerby. The small bitter orange from which It is made is grown the island, but the liqueur is not manufactured there and never has been. It is product of Europe. Gold fligree work, hampers, inlaid caskets are offered tourists.
 Altogether. though the ordinary sights of Gu raeao may be exhausted in day, it Is we'll worth
 longer visit by the lesurely traveller. and he will find the inhabitants most hospitabe. With its riot of color, it's far over-reaching caves, its long wrought iron sign-posts. it's quaint forts and crooked streets. its waterways and boats and gayly clad people Willemstad should be paradise fer painters
 The pirates" who infest Curacao nowadays prey only on governments.
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its harbor-lake these bloody sea-rovers sailed with rich cargoes captured from the ill-fated merchant men that had fallen into their hands and the stores of gold and goods from plundered cities on the mainland. The place safe from all pursuers and there the pirates divided their spells and reftted for raids But in all the chron- fcles of the buccaneers there is little mention of Curacao. and no record of its having been attacked by them. From 1884 when the Holland apparently found il without an owner the island Dutch possession Thrifty merchants settled there. and it requires no stretch of the imagination to suppose that their immunity from raids due to the excellent facilities they af- forded the pirates fhr dsposing of loot The cities of the mainland and of dozen islands of the Caribbean were repeatedly ravaged and burned and the inhabitants subjected to torture and mas sacre But Curacao vas unmolested. save for two intellectual expeditions for it's capture organized by the Spanish during European wars.
 And the Curacao Of today? Well. it hasn't changed greatly, save to accommodate itself to latter-day conditions Rich cargoes still loaded at it's wharyes. but they sent there in steamers by the merchants of Europe and Ameri- ca. Sober. peaceful Dutch Jews take the mer- -chandise in hand and a little later much of il is loaded into sloops and schooners which sail away for the mainland Of iatin-America- Still later this same merchandise appears for sale on the counters of merchants in the cities of Colombia, Venezuela and Central America, at prices that preclude the suppostion that it has passed through the custom houses and paid the heavy import du- ties that are imposed in those countries.
 In a word. Curacao has become the headquar- ters for the smugglers of the Caribbean. Little is heard of this for silence best serves the pur. noses of most of those concerned. A hint at the fruth is met with the indignant denial of the shrewd folk of WiIemstad. But the fact is we'll known to all who are familiar with trade in the Caribbean.
 Do you go to Caracas on your rounds?' in
The Forrest City times., 1909-04-16
NEW BODIES FOR OLD.
Probable Happenings If Surgery Con
 tinues Its Marvellous Progress

The family physician of the near fa ture can be pictured in the minds eye making out work sheet for the gula anee of the surgeons to accompany hypothetical patient to the hospital which might read something like thls
 'Amputate rheumatic right leg and graft on a new one.
 Cut out kidneys, which are develop ing Brights disease. and transplant sound ones, preferably from heaith' young hog.
 Reverse circulation of the blood ID the thyroid gland to produce hyper aemia and thus reduce diseased con diton.
 Overhaul the intestines and patea where needed. The rest of him s hardly good enough to stand the ef pense of new set.
 Overhaul circulatory system, T placing unserviceable veins and @' teries with new ones Put in new heart only If absolutely necessary
 Cut out stomach. It is compie'e! worn out and has we'll deVeiopes cancer. Besides, he won't have nusl use for it hereafter, as 1t VIII 'aae all his earnings for a long time ]" come to pay his hospital bill.
 Gut out left lung. It is so Tar eon. with tuberculosis that it Is goou " nothing and only endangers the ,,.s re.s
 Trim off 50 or 50 pounds Of rat "ia ss reduced stomach and lung capaei'' can't carry so much ballast ,o
 Make all minor repairs needeu keep him going for ten or twelve ssa'' more"
 Nonsense, you say?
 Not a bit of ii. Perhaps no one .l could stand it to have quite all 'n srt things done to him at one time pa "r the surgeons could do their paf' right. They know they couiu all cause they have already perIofiheu. and these seemingly impossible fea's' ' great many more besides. ..ss.
 Unbelievers may find at the hosa in feller Institute for Medical Reseal.s, a.,al New York some living circumstance l.sr. evidence in support of these s'sssd mod. ing assertions.-From "Maryels ol l,,asld as ern Surgery" in Teehnieai Magazine.
The Forrest City times., 1909-04-16
SNJTEt

much to the picturesqueness of the place, and Willemstad is not ashamed of them.
 Of course, being Dutch. Willemstad should have real canal, and the visitor soon finds one and finds, too, that he must pay small toll for the privilege of walking ever it's high arched, hundred.foot bridge. Tied up in this waterway. he will discover all kinds of queer. highly eolored craft that are used in the island traffic. If he doesn't wish to cross the bridge, he may patronize the tramway which, starting from the stream. runs all the way around the end of the canal and
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B20AO J7REET KzLEHJZAD

nocently asked the rep resentatiye of a great manufacturing house of St. Louis. whom I met on shipboard.
 No, indeed" he re- piled, with a laugh. What's s the use? Their import dues are too high. I go to Willem- stad and there sell all my goods for the Vene- zuelan market.
 Two other conner cial travellers who sat by laughed and winked and said nothing-and
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Now the Electric organ.

An electric organ has been ins,s n. ed. A series of vibrators taAe. nse place of the reds. Switches aA nets operate the mechanisS
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which Is a nivet and at

which Is a pivot and al the other a little steam tug that swings the whole structure open for entering or depart ing vessels.
 uardin 2 the en' trance to the port are two of the most conf cal little fortresses one can find in a years journeying Riff and Fort Amsterdam. A few queer old guns peep from their en- brasures and several diminutiye sol die T S from their garrisons. A hand grenade might al most blow either fort into bits. But they add
The Forrest City times., 1909-04-16

tollbridges. And all as neat and clean and bright as soap and water and paint can make it. That is Willem- stadt, the port and capital of Curacao. and one of the most picturesque spots in all the picturesque West Indies.
 Long years ago it was q favorite resort of the pirates and buccaneers chat infested the Spanish main. Into
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
WHAT FREAR SAID
CONTINUED from PAGE y

Continued from Page ~
really extending to all classes of the
people?
Governor Frear-Yes.
Senator Milton-I am pretty ia
miliar with the matter. We have
lower classes In the South, and they
acquire the habit very rapidly.
The Chairman-The opium habit?
Senator Milton--Cocaine. opium,
or any form of drug like that.
The Chairman pass over the
bill IS. 5157) to confirm to the Wa
hiawa Water Company, of Hawaii.
the right of way for irrigation pur-
poses, because that is included In the
recommendation of the Committee on
Military Affairs in the omnibus bill
which was passed at the last ses-
sion by the Senate and is now on the
Speakers table awaiting action.
Governor Frear-Very well.
Hawaiian Land Laws
The Chairman = Governor, / call
your attention now to the bill Is.
7695), to amend an act entitled can
act to provide a government for the
Territory Of Hawaii" approved April
30, 1900, which was introduced yes
terday in the Senate by Senator
Flint. wish you would explain to
the committee the necessity for this
legislation, II there be any necessity,
and whether the bill is in a satisfac-
tory form as 1t now stands.
Governor Frear-lt is a bill Ia
amend eleven sections and repeal one
section of the organic act of the Ter.
ritory of Hawaii The part that Il
of greatest Importance and mos
pressing necessity is that which
amends the land laws of the Terri
tory, but there are number OF 9th
err amendments. II is thought bes
to incorporate In the bill all the i'm
portant amendments which the ex
perience now OF eight years unde
the organic act has shown to be de
sirable, so that We need not for SOM
time to come, 1t Is hoped. ask Con
gress to further amend the act.
| The Chairman-Which Is the sec
ton to which you refer as the mos
important?
Governor Frear-Section s, begin
ming on page 3 Of the bill.
The Chairman - Amending sec
ton 70 of the organic act?
Governor Frear-Yes. The Ian
laws of Hawaii were taken largel
from the New Zealand land law
They are somewhat lengthy and col
plicated, and 1t was thought best I
amend them by short provision lik
this rather than attempt to go owe
the whole ground. There has been
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
YOUNG BLOODS LOSE
IN GAMBLING GAME
Coast Professional Runs
Regular Game With
Kitty

The report of the doings of pro-
fessional gambler, who has been
fleeing many of the young bloods OF
the city, is creating much interest,
especially owing to the fact that
many of the victims are employed
in banks and other prominent insti-
tutions. The game is in every way
Ia professional one, and that the
stakes played for must be high is in
dicated by the size of the losses Of
some of the players.
The conductor of the game Is a
young man who came from the Coast
about a year ago and was employed
in local store. Soon, however, he
abandoned hard graft for the easier
variety, and instituted little game
in WAIKIKI, where he has since held
forth. although he has from time to
time shifted his position. At one
time a well-known young man was
living with him, but he gave up the
joint housekeeping when he saw the
turn things were taking.
1t appears that the professional
gentleman was In the habit Of invit-
ing young men who he thought look
cd promising to his place for quiet
game, the same being generally dis
astrous to the guest, although In one
case young clerk cleaned up s72 in
one evening. and had the sense to let
ehis be the first and last occasion on
which he graced that green table
with his presence. Others, however,
met with different luck. One very.
well-known young man about town
lost about 5000, while another esti-
mates his losses at about half that
amount.
The game differs from the ordinary
private games In that II is conduct
ed with kitty" for the benefit OF
the house, although the proprietor
often takes hand in the games him
self as well. Liquids and light re-
freshments are furnished from the
proceeds of the kitty, the average
net daily income from which has
been estimated at from ten to fifteen
dollars a day.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-11
POI IS PRAISED BY
JAPANESE CONSUL
Official Recognition Is
Given Hawaiian
Luau

japanese Consul General s. Uyeno
ate poi last Saturday afternoon at the
Hawaiian luau, given in honor of the
housewarming of the Kalihi Manual
school. That was the first time that
he had eaten poi. and II was fortunate
for him that he ate, not the ordinary
poi, but the poi lehua. The Consul
General also ate the pig, and other
things cooked in Hawaiian style.
Il tell you," said the Consul to a
Blu lletin reporter, "the poi is all
right. II has good taste and is good
for digestion. enjoyed It very much.
The only difficulty found was, how
to hold 1t and transfer It to my mouth.
With the help of my finger, | ate the
poi, the same as the other guests. OF
course the Mattresses offered me
spoon. fork and knife. but refused to
use them because I wanted to famil.
iarize myself with the Hawaiian meth
of eating. President Robinson, who
sat ate the head of the table, showed
me how to tackle the Hawaiian edibles
and delicacies. II was certainly a del.
icate affair for me to use my natural
spoon and fork, namely the finger. But
| am glad that have had my first ex.
per!ence Of the Hawaiian luau.
when was seated, looked around
for spoon, fork and knife; there I
failed to see. Next looked around
for "hashi' of chopsticks, but this,
also, | could not find. then remem.
bered that the Hawaiians eat their
meals without spoons and other things
| saw that others commenced to eat
without spoons, forks and knives.
followed their way, helping myself to
the delicacies placed before me. The
pig. salmon, FISH and other things
wrapped and cooked In ti.leaves were
good eating. The kulolo and swee,
potatoes. sweetened with cocoanut
milk, were splendid refreshments. The
whole thing was certainly great sue
cess and am glad that | have beer
to Hawaiian luau."