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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-21

the role OF 8 MAKER OI TdliEOdSl
rates by the rule of thumb; before
it was learned that at the capital
cities of agricultural states there
were statesmen who knew more
in a minute about the fine art of
traffic than had been learned in
many years by men who had made
it life study. the railroads used
to concede extraordinarily low
rates to harvest hands, which en-.
abled the ''help" to get to the
grain fields and the grain growers
to get help.
There are no ''rates" this year.
The fiat legislative rate of 2 cents,
or q cents, or whatever it is, a
mile stands. The railways feel a
little grim about it, but they are
granting no concessions.
Under these conditions of urg-
ent need the Western farmer who
must have hands to get his wheat
out of the field and into the barn
has to pay the freight. And in
this case the freight is all the traf-
fic will bear.
Object lessons are the only
means of teaching thick heads that
to every question there are two
sides, and that if you jump on a
man when he is down he ia likely
to Jump on you when he gets up.
st. Louis Times.
Yes, there is an object lesson in
the conditions described in the
above article, not to the farmers
alone, but to the people in general;
q lesson that is different from that
which the Times tries to impress
upon the ''thick heads"
1t has been asserted lately by
men eminently in authority to
speak of the matter, that the popu-
lation of the United States has
about caught up with the bread
raising capacity of the country,
which, it is claimed, the recent
high price of wheat bears out.
Therefore, any policy of retalia-
ton by the railroads against the
farmers, because of the acts of
farmer legislators in the matter of
corrective railroad legislation,
which would prevent the farmers
of the grain-raising sections from
saving their crops would bear not
only upon the latter, but upon all
the people, who must of necessity
have bread. The conditions pre-
sented show the great danger to
society of leaving the means of
transportation and distribution alb
solutely in private hands when the
engendering of little ill-feeling
brings forth 'object lessons" of the
kind above referred to. There is
probably no other intelligent ma
tion on earth that would permit
such conditions to exist. In Eng
land, Germany, France they
would be impossible, for the reas-
on that the bread supply of these
nations is of greater Importance
than the interest or feelings of any
individual or corporation. The
main object pointed out in this les
son is the crying need for national
control over the means of trans.
portation and distribution. If the
grain crops of Kansas and Nebras-
ka are going to waste for want OF
labor to save them, when there is
plenty of idle labor in other Sec
tlons of the country, the govern
ment should have the power to
move that labor to the crops, even
to the extent of requiring the rail-
roads to transport it free, if need
be. There will always be toe
much of the ''public be d.
policy in operating 'our railroads
as long as they are left free of ma
tional control, and the pursuit Of
such policy is rapidly ripenine
public sentiment in favor of sucf
control.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-21
Bonne Terre papers please copy.

Pinules are for all kidney, liver,
bladder, rheumatic and urinary com.
plaiuts. They assist in separating
salt and water with their poisone
from the blood They act promptly.
Suid by $. f. Thurman.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-21

The sure-t ant "asI-~t way to cure
c'ueh or cois ~ ty gently aud Free
" m'iviUg IL. bsss-Is. fs.-rs I. v,L,ye
Ctu9h A,run - pea.att. afn.,s Tie
coughing and ,itirkir rs s.ve III. .,
inv HiiayIn4 c r,+",tn asd ns ia -.
aHtty hnu ;"nnIafly :afpvis Y The uin
.is. sald Ey ). s. lhusUsa.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-21
The tariff bill is not yet made,
and when it is probably q lot of
our revisionist friends will have to
confess that it meets even their
viomo

The government has about de.
cided 10 issue bonds for the con.
struction of the Panama canal.
Here is the issue ready made for
the Democrats.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-21

Probably no class of people on
earth were ever 10 hard pussd tor
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-21

Read the Journal regular. The
nr;ce Ia within rsnoh Of ALL
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15

gress free to re-enact practically un.
changed a law declared out Of date
because of the enormous changes In
commercial and industrial conditions
which had occurred since it was put
on the statute book. There can be
no doubt that the voters believed it
to be the intention of the republican
party to make an adequate revision of
the Dingley rates, with material re-
auctions in many schedules. Good
faith and sound party policy require
the fultillment now of undisputed
prediction promises.
The president is shrewder than
the party leaders in the senate
foreseeing the political dangers in
volved i'll disappointing just popular
expectations. No party can success
fully live down a record of broken
pledges. A competent handling of the
tariff question In this congress-the
general acceptance, for instance, of
the program of revision which the
house of representatives and the
president support-would make the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15

republican party invinciblbe in the
nation, removing the only issue on
which in recent years it has been
successfully attacked. The senate
has done nothing to secure such q
notable party advantage. On the on
trary, it has done a good deal to
show that on the tariff issue re-
publican leadership in one branch OF
congress is not alert and progressive.
The presidents remark at New Haven
suggests that the great weight of his
personal and political authority will
be used to repair the senate's blum
der. The country will gladly infer
that he will do his best to enforce
fair dealing with the public and a
satisfactory fulfllment of party duty
and party promises.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15

TE% - ~
The North-Westarn railroad Is go
Ang into the farming business. The
company announces that 1t is going
10 cultiyate the land along its right
OF way In the future. The railroad
companies have thousands Of acres
along their line or road and doubt-
less much valuable land is going to
waste in this way. To have crops
growing along the right Of way will
enhance the appearance Of the coun-
try along that way, and the company
will have better methods OF keeping
their right of ways neater. 1t is pos
,sible that the crops raised from the
right way might be a g OF
helping to keep the roadbed in better
condition also.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15

Our senators down in Washington
] are divided. Senator Gamble stayed
with the Aldrich crowd while Senator
Crawford backed up at the last mo-
sment and wentsagainst the men whom
he had been helping in voting for
certain schedules for the benefit Of
thestrusts when the interests Of
South Dakota people were OF an en-
stirely different character. It will be
something of q peculiar campaign
that VIII be conducted by these two.
senators when they return to their
constituency, both wanting to be re-
selectedson their records. Both have
forfeited their rights to the people Of
the s,ate---Gamble for staying with
the trusts and Crawford for going
% them and then coming back to the
rights Of the people. His attitude
lnakes himsan uncertain quantity and
hardly worthy the trust of the people
,infsthe future.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15
American Republic. thespap,

II American Republic. the paper
y 90 hlsd b George w. Egan. Of
s0i0nlx Falls.fsha started In on q long
s6nttinNedg story Of the Kaufmann-
Aolrssieamufder case Nj. Egan In HIS
nlIiao1nncenent states that he Is going
eoysr III the points IN this case
MISUNDERSTANDING to end. The story
IlAssbeenaw.Eittsn time and again.
Ia s61nghas beensrnnning his address to-
! nry Tor thenpast twenty-seyen
NSSk1and not finished vet the state
Siasla16Ssnssslxssrciseds over the case, and
SSsIlllodelstfikFhaslasbsNen said to really make.
r lsJpasalh6llilcfathse tired of the whole,
s11lIl1l1 I sissSevident that Egan
l<i1lIeahasnet bsensfully vindicat-
II that Il viii take u
sI1s5Iflall 1s,slshAshEofa'th old ssory toI
t6ss sp,sao,piijsslssbelieve that
lis18sl GIaaiinlsts Il he most
& 1ffIs sSlIlilllell1leIpoeeslli6l We doubt
1||a1Tl 8'iiRij5l AStAersF Bgan Will help
a71Si1Is 1e1laSAe ieast5 ~ asain pub
1 g1sealls5of thescrime. WITH
61 1iaiI11lial iScplrtsgxaihhseln Mrs..
sSi31bl San4 g1uilttyl Of ~
procsedincs
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Omaha


hasst263 saloons and all Of them are
N~dobserving the daylight schedule,
m1a'uscha7to the hurt Of the chaps who
sfske g 2 spend 9 night ont. The best
WNay tossqueer aSlaw 10 to enforce It.
The Republican does not believe
sthats The enforcement Of the daylight
ssaloonAl1Ws4n Nebraska viii have the
10 scto b sdqlu,ieaesriinigay' II. either In that
AZ ! lalnys3other state. Judging from the
ss.IxIprsyesssisisons 81 the Argus-Leader that
alpaapsFsdoes notbelieve In the day
SAghtslaw. but We believe It to be q
Mashtyssuod iaw. ana We hope tie
sda0 viii come when South Dakota
1sill hive ~ good I one for the fur
llhller reputation 90 the saloons. with
1lela5iFsllons thsre seems to be great
naeds AZ sasregalating idea In Omaha.
lasyeldWsI fnrther believe that as i re-
sebtscfsthlltsiaw ne working,mann and
ssgtlhleilrs flamilies Will be greatly bene-
t66lad::Sthhers will be! less carousals;
szeolf tie orEles being carried on.
the entire atmosphere Of any
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Is ! greater de-
D2~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15
TAFI's WARNING
President is Declared to be shrewd.
er Than Any of the Leaders in
Senate.

New York Tribune: President
Taft's suggestion at the Yale alumni
dinner that IF the republican parry
does not live up to what the people
expect of it it may be relegated to
her majesty's opposition" ought to
enlighten those republicans in Wash
ington who have labored to obscure
and nullify what the public under
stood to be the party's pledges of
downward tariff revision. Mr.. Taft
takes a serious view of party obliga-
tions and has no sympathy with the
sophistical argument advanced in the
senate that the republican national
platform of 1908, as interpreted with
out challenge of any sort by the re-
publican presidential candidate, left
the party's representatives in con-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15

DR.. d. X. Pearsons, the small col
lege benefactor of Chicago, still has
the Huron college on his list, as is
noticed by a recent donation of $15,-
900 to that Institution. The small
college fully appreciates the phil
anthropy of a man like DR.. P~earsons,
and it is regretted that more of the
mi.4lonaires do not make a better rec
ognition of the small college, which
actually does more for the student
than the larger institution.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15


|teSspsople who endorse the decision
Eof, the Jury and all that Egan might
Way VIII not make the people feel any
d~iferentS about 1t. His story will nee
ssss1iiy bring in some criticism of
the state supreme court, and at the
same time the disbarred attorney is
seeking the favor of the court in at
tempting to be r%einstated. Evidently
he has little conception of what the
p%roprieties in such a case are.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15
1oux city had ! bad hood satu,

louxss City had = bad flood Satur-
SdalyafSsultins from sort Of 1 cloud
bulrSt ehich causesd little Perry creek.
nioas through the business,
portion. of Sioux City. to spread over
#AspcE$tonSof theSbusiness section, and
~ Y y q half million dollars worth
okAan,sgs. ono 5of the main causes
slsofathssovsrfiow of the small stream
! erection 81 q large business
sblilding over the stream and permit
atingSthe water to- now through a con-
ssd1itsunder the building. The conduit,
slSasllBs notlEIih for an ordinary pur-
psQiiSi6 stailsd to carry on the water in
stkS q sy9Ssdow1nposur The city health!
eper - exceedingly wroth over
sthat pArt of the result. and IN the
Jpurnail hsgave suppression to the
ssAsflnsentstha the memllbeaSrs 81 the
sikaiscodliinlsil who permitted the build.
Ittaa { e erected over the small
SllslSSen.ought 70 be hung for their
pert tho transaction. It would
SssenSthaat siouxSCity ought to be able
abprotsct itseif against the overflow
sofsthat stream u water and this be-
iinalagI ths second time within q year.
sthssstronble has occurred 1t Is,
Slikslyathak public sclamor will bring
saboutzasbetter situation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15
Hot Words ON the Wire.

st. Louis Republics: The Iowa de-
cision that it is not unlawful to
swear into a telephone receiver may
be based in part upon a previous de-
cision that damn is not a cuss
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15


The tariff bill is in the hands of
the conferees of the senate and house
and this seems to be about the most
important period of the life of the
measure. 1t is really the crucial stage
of the bill, and now that things are
past, it is where the people will get
their hearing or not at all. The at
titude of President Taft will have
much to do with the lowering meth
DDS If any are to be adopted in the
conference. If the speeches Of the
president are to be taken into con-
sideration there will be something
of a revision downward. 1t will be
the important week of the entire
work on the tariff bill.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-15

word. On the other hand. the Iowa
justices may simply have taken judi
cial notice OF the weakness of mas
culine nature and OF the provocation
that comes when central" connects
with the wrong number, and when
the wire brings back only a buzzing
noise in reply to articulate speech.
Evening journal., 1909-12-20
ESTRADA WANTS
RECONCILIATION
Will Fight if Either Madriz
or IriaS is Chosen PreSi-
dent

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2O.-A formal
request for the recognition for the
Nicaraguan revolutionary government
made by General Estrada is now in
the hands of the State Department. Es-
trada declares that he will not accept
any executive selected by Zelaya or
the Congress and the intimation is that
he will fight if either Madriz or Irias
are chosen. The telegram from Gem
eral Estrada was dated December is
and was received from Bluehelds by
way Of Colon. Il is as follows:
Secretary of State. Washington:
No change in the person OF zelaya's
chief executive selected by him or by
the Congress he control of the Mica
raguan people allied to our cause in
the struggle for justice. Peace in this
country can only be assured by the
complete exclusion Of zelaya and his
followers. We viii continue lighting
until this is secured. In the name Of
liberty and Justice on our side we ask
you to recognize our government.
(Signed) Estrada"
Evening journal., 1909-12-20
Joseph Williams, CoIored,
of Newark Had His Neck
Broken---AIfred 7. SfiIfz
Thrown From Wagon.

Jumping from wagon. behind a
pair of runaway horses. near Fifteenth
and dupont streets this morning
Joseph Williams, colored, 35 years old
and late of Newark. alighted on his
head. breaking his neck and dying in
stantly.
Alfred +. Stiltz. a. liveryman of New
ark. who occupied the wagon with
Williams, remained behind the horses
in an endeavor to control them and
was thrown out when the ruaways
collided with a Wilmington City Rail-
way car at Delaware avenue and du-
Pont street. Stiltz escaped with a
slight laceration OF the face.
Stiltz and Williams left Newark at
o'clock this morning with a load of
household goods belonging TO William
Fox. which were 20 be delivered to the
house. No. 1882 East Twelfth street.
All went we'll until the team reached
Pennsylvania avenue and dupont
street, when the horses attached to the
big furniture wagon took fright from
some unknown cause.
Stiltz was driving, but before he
could quiet the horses they broke into
a mad dash down dupont street. Al
Fifteenth street williams, becoming
Evening journal., 1909-12-20
COUNTY PAYS
Off ITS BONDS
Indebtedness Of Several Hun
dredS Being Reduced by
the Levy Court

New Castle county is making a splen-
did record in paying or the Indebtedness
OF the hundreds The Pencader hundred
bond Of $500: Brandywine hundred bond.
$1,000; the New Castle hundred. 81 900
bond and a $1,000 bond OF ST. Georges
hundred. are among tho ones paid on
to-day. New Castle hundred IS now clear
OF debt
II has been the policy OF tho Levy
Court 10 economics in such a manner
that the outstanding debts OF the hum
dreds would be cleared on For the first
time in years every hundred in the coun-
Is has p good balance standing TO Its
credit and the roads arc better than
ever.
When former Levy Court Commissioners
c. Candy Hopkins drew the first good
roads bill. a howl about taxes was heard.
But the farmers soon discovered that
the wear and tear on the wagons was
less and It no longer became necessary
to drive a lead horse.
Gradually the Levy Court has been
building good roads and in addition the
commissioners have charge Of all Inn
provements IN the hundreds. Consequent.
ly By the advice OF County Engineer VIII
son expenses have 4een cut down thou
sands Of dollars indebtedness have been
naid or and a crediahie balance remains
on hand for each hundred
Evening journal., 1909-12-20
TRAINMEN ASK
HIGHER PAY
All Railroad Companies East
Of the Mississippi NOti-
fled Today
SCALE AND HOURS
OF LABOR REVISED
By United Press Leased Special wire.

BY United Press Leased Special wire.
PIrTSBURG. Dec. 2O-Notice was
served to-day on every railroad sys-
tenn east Of the Mississippi River that
a demand will be made by the Brother
hood OF Railway Trainmen for a wage
increase averaging about % Ia per
cent. Tho chief demand will be that
wages of conductors and their crews
be standardized which viii mean in
creased wages in the various branches
of the trainmen OF five to forty per
cont. w. G.. Lee. president OF the
Brotherhood. was IN Pittsburg yester-
day. and made plain the stand to be
taken by the trainmen. About rs
railroads and $4,000 trainmen will be
affected by the demands, Mr.. Lee de-
clared. over 10000 Of the trainmeu
are members Of the brotherhood.
According to present plans the de-
mand OF the trainmen win be presented
10 the railroads by various division
committees by January s. II Is the
intention to give the railroads until
January 20 10 make some reply. Asked
II the trainmen would strike II the
demands were refused. President Lee
declared he hoped that that would not
be necessary but that the men would
insist that the demands be granted
Evening journal., 1909-12-20

IS CONFIDENT
Outlook For Liberal Victory
in January Grows More
Sanguine Daily
SOME THINGS In BUDGET
GOOD FOR ALL NATIONS

, BY United Press Leased Special Wire
LONDON. Dec. 20 David Lloyd-George.
chancellor OF the Excheuuer. author Of
the financial budget which the House OF
Lords rejected and the chief figure IN
English politics 40 lighting Tor "a favor
able vote for the budget IN tho coming
general election gave to the United Press
to-day a Christmas message for the Unit
cd states on the status OF the budget
"The budget is gaining in popularity az
an enormous rate" the chancellor said,
"and the outlook Tor victory IN the jan
uary election grows more sanguine every
day There IS now no possibility. a. / sec
g. FOR the budget TO bc defeated
Asked az to the application Of the bud
get principles TO America Lloyd-George
replied.
II would not attempt specifically 20 ap-
ply our program 20 America, because
am unwilling 10 glvo3 the impression OF
Interference In the analrs of another na-
tlon. The American politicians would be
the nrst 20 resent the opinions OF any for
cign cabinet minister with respect TO their
internal affairs
There are however. a number OF cs-
sentinl features in tho budget that should
bo OF international application Tho FIRST
Of these is the taxation of unearned land
increment This principle Is defensible In
any nation Another IS the Liberals policy
OF enlarFing the couutry's resources by a
I government subsidy for anorestaiion ol
the development Of timber lands The re-
clamauon OF waste lands and tho Libera
party's plan to improve tho distribution
OF labor by means OF local government cx
changes are two other principles tina
would work to the advantage OF any ma
ton. These schemes vitality AFFECT tn
great mass OF lhe people and strive FOR
( better distribution OF national benefit
without working a serious injury TO an
. class"
Evening journal., 1909-12-20
MAN KILLED, ANOTHER
INJURED, IN RUNAWAY

frightened over the situation. jumped
from the wagon. alighting on his head.
and breaking his neck. Stiltz remained
i'm the wagon and had the horses partly
under control when they collided with
the Delaware avenue car, smashing
the front of the vehicle throwing Mr.
Stiltz between their feet and liberatlng
themselves from the wagon. Stiltz
only injury was a severe laceration Of
the nose.
The horses regained their feet after
being knocked down by colliding with
the car and continued on their mad
run up Delaware avenue. They were
caught. however, before doing further
damage.
Stiltz owes his escape from possible
death to the fact that the horses were
on their feet in an instant after being
knocked down by the car. Stiltz had
fallen directly under the feet Of the
kicking horses and is believed to have
received the injuries about his face in
this manner. The household goods
were not damaged. and later were re.
moved to the East Twelfth street ad.
dress.
Deputy Coroner James q. Chandler
heard Of the death of Williams a shor
time after the accident and removed
the body 70 the morgue. William:
leaves a widow and three children al
Newark He was an employe of Silt
and was a good workman. His bod!
win be taken to Newark this Afternoon
by r. T. Jones, undertaken Of tina
town
Evening journal., 1909-12-20
FOR SALE" SIGN
ON HIGH SCHOOL
It Caused Persons to Take
Notice as they Ran by
This Morning
TWAS MERELY THE
PRANK OF A JOKER

No, the Wilmington High School is
not 'or sale. 1t only appeared to be
this morning.
That it is for sale was solemnly de-
MED this morning by Or. Evan C.
Shortlidge, president Of the Board Of
Education, and by others members OF
the board.
There would have been no thought
that the school might be on the auction
block had it not been for a big For
sale" sign displayed prominently this
morning from the iron grill doors Of the
entrance.
Somebody had taken a "For Sale"
sign Of Hawkins and Company during
the night and fastened it prlmly on
the iron gates.
Those who ran could read the sign
this morning. and they turned their
heads long enough in doing the cold
weather Marathon past the school
building to read again to make sure
their eyes deceived not. Persons on
Delaware avenue cars took a few looks,
too, as they rode past the school build
ing.
The sign was removed by the first
arrival of the school force, but the
joker who put it there has not been
discovered.