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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
FLAYs SLANDERERS
PRESIDENT TAFT RETORTS AT
CRITICS OF THE PANAMA
CANAL.
ENGINEERS ARE PRAISED
Silent as to Possibility of Vetoing
the Railroad Bill EmascuIated by
Congress-chief Executive Takes
In Two Ball Games.

st. Louis, Mo-, May SIT is of in
estimable benefit to have men in
charge of a work like this in whom
the people have absolute faith SLAM
derers, blackmailers and makers of
scandal are met by the high conf
dence the people have in the army
engineers and their wares are no
longer marketable" y
This was the retort hurled by Pres
tdent Taft at critics of the Panama
canal. He was speaking briefly while
guest of the Commercial club which
entertained him at breakfast.
= Mr.. Taft said he was glad to come
to st. Louis because he thought he
was always welcome.
1t Needs Two Trips.
lie referred to the fact that the
Commercial club of st. Louis had Wis
tied Panama some years ago and had
warmly Endorsed the canal project.
lie said he hoped the club would find
an opportunity to go again.
1T needs two trips" continued the
president, "to the isthmus to under
stand what is being done there; to
realize the enormous enterprise that
is being carried on by the army en-
gineers without noise, without adver-
vertising, and am glad to say with
out SANDER or scandal"
Then Mr.. Taft gave utterance to the
statement about blackmailers, quoted
above.
May Veto Rail Bill.
The possibility of veto of the rail-
road bill as it will come from congress
in an emasculated form was suggest.
ell to President Taft.
He would not discuss the matter,
however, saying laughingly he is not
as familiar with the bill as it stands
today as he was when it was first
presented to congress.
Mr.. Taft added he would go over
the bill carefully and his future &C.
ton would depend on the shape in
which the measure finally passes.
President Taft on his arrival was
met by the reception committee of
the Business Mems league, Secretary
Wilson and Gov. H. S. Hadley.
Talks to the Farmers.
Mr.. Taft addressed the farmers
convention and after a drive through
the business section Of the city, he
was the guest at luncheon given
by the Business Mems league at the
Southern hotel.
From the luncheon President Taft
was driven to the National league
baseball park, where he witnessed the
opening innings of the Cincinnati and
st. Louis clubs game.
From, there he was driven to the
American league park, where the
Cleveland and st. Louis clubs played
:. Will View the City.
After the ball games President Taft
motored through the residence sec
ton and was taken to dinner of the
Traffic club.
When he finished speaking at the
Traffic clubs dinner he was taken tc
his train.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
CHILD KILLED IN ODD WAY
Falls Down Three Flights Of Stair.
in New York Apartment and Its
Skull Is Fractured.

New York, May 5.-A fall dowr
three long flights of steep tenement
house stairs caused the death in Gou
veneur hospital of three-year-old Mi
chael Sexton.
The child was playing on narrow
landing at the door Of his parents
apartment on the fourth floor and
slipped over the top step, not stop
ping until he had bumped all the way
to the ground floor.
His skull was fractured.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
GIRLS JUMP INTO RIVER
Two Are Drowned, Third Fatally
Hurt When Overtaken by
Train on Bridge.

fold du Lac. Wis.,, April 30.-Three
little girls on their way home from
school were overtaken by a 500 pas.
senger train on railroad bridge over
the Fond du Lac river. Two jumped
into the river to escape being struck
by the speeding train and were
drowned. The third was struck by the
engine and fatally injured. The dead
are: Amanda Lee. age niIe; Hilda
Lemke, age nine. Mollje Leu was
picked up in mangled condition and
was taken to the hospital. All three
children were cousins.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
HILL TO BUILD UP OREGON
to coIonize 100000 Acres Of
Untaken Land in State.

Portland, Ore, May 5.-President
Louis j. Hill of the Great Northern
who is here with James J. Hill and
a number of officials of the Hill sys
TEN, has announced plans to develop
the resources of Oregon and to col
onize the central Oregon region in
the next few years with hundreds Of
thousands of people. Oregon has Is,
100000 acres of untaken land, most
of it in the central and southern por
tions of the state. =
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
National Park for Denmark.

New York, May 5.-Wealthy Danish
Americans here have secured options
on a large tract of heath land in Jut-
land, Denmark, which they plan to pur-
chase and present to their fatherland
as national park.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
Trading Stamps for Brides.

New York, May 2.-Justice of the
Peace William A. Purcell OF Jersey
City ia advertising in newspaper
there that he will give 1000 trading
stamps to each couple he marries be.
tween now and July /.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
SELLS HIS WIFE AND SONS
Laborer Refuses to Part With His
Daughter, However, Even When
He Is Offered $25.

Utica, N. Y, May 5.-John w.
Wotoski, twenty-three years old, re.
siding in Rome, sold his wife and sons,
five and three years, respectively, to a
fellow laborer for $25. He told the au.
thorities he could easily get another
wife, but he refused to part with his
daughter. for whom he was offered s25.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
kiIIs Girl and Himself.

Bisbee, Ariz, May s. Harvie
Hughes, twenty years old, member Of
prominent family, shot and killed
Marguerite Metheson, chorus girl. and
then committed suicide.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
Mexico Celebrates Freedom.

City Of Mexico, May 5.-Today, the
anniversary of the establishment of
the Mexican republic following the
overthrow of Macmillan, is being gen.
orally observed as holiday through.
out the republic. Here in the national
capital the exercises are quite. elabo.
rate and will continue until late to.
night, President Diaz taking part.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
SENATE CONFIRMS HUGHES
Governor Of New York Succeeds Late
Justice Brewer on United States
Supreme Bench.

Washington, May 3.-Charies e.
Hughes. governor of New York. was
confirmed by the senate to be asso.
ciate justice Of the Supreme court of
the United States to succeed the late
Justice Brewer.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
Rate Adjustment Coming.

New York, May "a rate readjust.
ment, which will affect the railroads
between the Mississippi river and the
Atlantic seaboard. is under prepare
ion.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-05-07
CARE OF INSANE COSTLY
New York Expends $54,o1s,361 In
Deeade-Tota Receipts Of State
A.. &24o 0os Qns

Albany, N. Y, May 5.-According to
a statement issued by Comptroller Will
liams, the total receipts of New York
state for period Of ten years have
amounted to $S42,O25,s while the
disbursements were 3326.569, 1872. The
biggest single item Of expense was for
the support of the state hospitals for
the insane, which during the decade
aave cost So, 01S,361,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27
4 GREAT OPPORTUNITY

The synod of New Mexico has ace
ceptcd the offer of President r.. y.
Ripley of the santa Fe railway ten
dering the splendid Montczuma hotel
property 10 the P%rosbyteriaus for use
as the seat OF "a |sNnodical college.
For years this property. one of the
very finest resort hotels ia the west.
has lain idle. 10 has been oulS % bur
den on the railway company and the
decision of President Ripley Co doc
nate IL TO "a worthy cause is most
c~ommendahle. IL s. persaps one of
shc most munificent gifts ever made
40 a denomination, it's value hciug
placed nj anywhere from u million 20
q million and q quarter dollars. 10
q splcndidiy adapted Tor the purposes
81 the proposed college.
The presbyterians have tho chance
of a lifetime Go give the new state OF
New Mexico one of the largest and
most successful educational Institutions
in the country. The offer cot MI RIP
ley s~tlpulates that the institution shall
hc on 10 permanent basis snd have st
least three hundred studcnts az The
end OF five years. The synod has
adopted "a committee recommendation
a. the effect that The institution while
controlled 10y d prcsbytcfians, shall.
bc INSTRUMENTATION in work and
This decision is also wise.
Members of an denomination In
Ne5v Mexico should cooperate enthu-
~iastically with the Prestyterians Ava
the work OF making good on this
splendid offer They should have the
united supper or the people Of the
territory in establishing this school
which starts out with such "a tremen-
aonsa dvantage-the Possession of one
Of the finest sites "a buildings in
the west. There il not the siiehtest
that the Presbyterian VIII make
good. and especially h they get the
and assistance neg rHouia I
from the general public This D. an
in which yer ciiiren o.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27
TILL Is ABorT IT.

you devote q good deal u spaca
to the agricultural development OF
other sections. WAY don't you tell
more about what we are doing around
Albuquerque inquired a well known
valley farmer OF The Morning Jour
nal yesterday. This gentleman points
out that while 1T is true that large
tracts OF good land IN the valley near
Albuquerque are lying fallom ana us
less. on the other hand there ar,
plenty Of %enterprising farmers who
have made good and are making good
This citizens point is we'll taken
u Is these farmers to WHOM he refers
who have demonstrated the tremen-
dous possibilities of this valley Eek
perts have declared that the soil is
superior 10 that in the Pccos valley
and other sections whore development
has been much faster and more Cue
ccssful We have the water, nave
had Il for centuries, An We need is
more farmers of the aggressive kind.
one way to get these farmers-after
we get the valley lands platted-is to
show them actual results. To this end
The Morning Journal asks the farm
ers Of the valley to let us know what
they have done. 80 that we can tell
il to the people at larre. II IS UNDER
stood that ono man leasing a nearby
farm has saved his apple crop by
careful smudging ana has sold il for
$4,000. Many have doubtless made
even better records with fruit or other
crops, II YOU want to help this move
mcnt a!onS, let the people know what
o haye done.
Tho Morning journal would like to
10 Il publicity clearing house OF the
results accomplished IN the valley.
Let as know about il. Farmers any
where in the county are requested to
send Ia their returns. Ten us what
you are making of your crops
tel us whnt methods YOU find most
successful. what fruits ana vegetables
and melons YOU find do best.
We must not overlook the fact that
actual. splendid results have been ac-
eomplishcd by the up-to-dnte farmers
in the valley. 1t rs these results
which form the strongest argument
tor the development of the valley
lands on q large scale. Aud lf these
formers VIII open up their hearts and
tell the people about u. IL viii have
"a lot of pulling power"
lf you are IN town, farmers, drop
Ia and tell as about your crops. lf
you don't come 10 telephone or drop
AS Il line, SO that we can tell the world
about the possibilities 81 the great Rio
Grande valley OF New Mexico.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

II All allegations concerning candy
are true, sweets become the tangible
element Of a considerable problem.
Candy, OF which glue constitutes the
body. others the flavor, coal tar the
color, the whole coated with shcllac,
may appeal TO the Juvenile palate, hut
introduced by the prosecution as evil
dence ought TO result IN sending to
JAN a lot OF greedy and heartlcss man
ufaeturers
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

which correctly declared the Law
because of popular d~ispleasnfe ~
still another state. some wears a,o
man was elected to a iudgeshf,
man who had never spent a Sorr
his life in the study OF law I
after his election and before his "l'
OF office began. he felt compelled I
resort to a law school ana in n ,".
and hurried manner attempt Ia sani,'
some little knowledge or how IN @rr'
| charge his duties. '
There is no doubt that these ui.
trations might be multiplied If
had the time and patience To o. w
a careful collation. of such o,r"s
renees. 1t Is the fact thai the a..
yers best fitted Tor judicial positio@'
are frequently not the best vote.oa,
ters.
1t is difficult 70 imagine anvbi,
that a be put into our constitnti"s
which would be mere conYinclng y
the sane and conservative char9ctNn,
Of II people than the adoption ~
provision for the appointment bv tba
governor, in connection with the stats
senate, cf all judges OF courts of ros
ord, with adequate salaries. 10 bo}l
OFFICE during good behavior. This y
the only practical way by which am,
thing approaching independence =,
the part of the judiciary can be bsa
and its desirabihty viii he more rcad'
lily seen when we consider the ro,,or,
of the federal judiciary created ~
this manner. The supreme conn =
the United states has repeaterss
shown its absolute and entire in65
pendence of the executive and leais
1atiVe branches Of the g-oyernn,e.4
making decisions in some of the m,st
important cases adverse To mo hin
of congress, to the wishes of mr.
dents. and against popular clar,,a
Time will not permit the enumerasion
particular instances. but they sre
familiar to every student of the bis.
tory of u country and to practirQr
all members of the bar.
An adoption OF the national motboa
Of appOrtiOning senators might h.
worthy Of consideration i'm Tormine
constitution The usual mr.
tice has been TO apportion member
Of the upper house of the legislative
among the people OF the state. in ura. |
portion To numbers. Something ! n
preaching the federal system mipbf
be had by giving n senator To ea,e
county Of the state, without regard
o population, and we might inns
ave some of the benefits within
rave been attributed to the assign.
Of two senators TO each ytste
Without regard To population 0r
Experience has shown that ono =,
he most important subjects To be 10Y.
PRESSED in . state constitution is nc
o the limitations upon legislative
'ower. Special and local legislation
be prohibited in an cases
where a general law can be made an.
and the decision. az n /
whether or not a general law can he
..pplicable. should be made a judicial
uestion, to be decided by the courts.
nd not left to the legislative Will.
nd the coruts should also be given
over to review legislation and de-
it void when. although general
form. yet IN design and effect it is
pecial.
Limitations unon state and NIL
Indebtedness and upon the
ate of taxation, as well as the ~
upon purely Legislative
over, are important AS guarding
against the sudden impulses of merp
lajorities, in the language OF Chlef
Fuller.
Constitutions ought to contain
Continued on Page $. Col. 81
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27
Public Forum
DEVELOPING NEW MEXICO;
HOW ~ NNI uIIp2

Possibly a great many of q wht
spent your vacation east this summer
we're struck with the interest you
were every where received with wltet
Il was known You were "a resident al
New Mexico. You no doubt had many
questions propOunded 10 you concern
ms this vast section OF the United
States to which Il conditional priVi-
lege has Just been granted To become
a state, 1t Is TO be hoped that you ala
your territorial home" Justice IN the
answers you gave, for can assure you
that much depends ON the answers
YOU have givcn. and viii give, to these
questions. as ia the future prosperi1S
OF New Mexico. The population 81
nearly every now state has been built
up mainly through the influence 90
the friends. like yourself, who have
gone before, and II In your CONVEX
sations ana correspondence you have
knocked. and persist in knocking your
territory. you can rest assured that,
as far as YOU are concerned, New
Mexico viii never be one whit better
off than she Is now.
We are maintaining n bureau OF inn
migration headquarters Commercial
club with q paid force of men. whose
sole duty IL Is To supply the world
with Information concerning this tor
ritorY, hnt how many of your friends
know this You should not only Doe
ready and willing tus am early set
tlerl Co hrlp your friends an You can,
up The way of being prepared to sup
PLY amy necessary Information in rec
gard go resources, business opportunl-
ties. climate. etc. bur you should also
cooperate with the immigration e G.
retary. procuring from him an the lit
.H"HfHaHa. fHHIHnHaaHHAn -. FhHH nLHn
think might hoe ot some possible help
10 Your friends, ana complying him
with the names and addresses 90 0l
those whom YOU think would Dee inter
cstcd boz this section
The Commercial club OF this placc
has 1ust now r~corguniEcd upon a hus-
incss basis and IS preparing a. do some
earnest work in showing up Alhuuuer-
que aud the territory %gener1lly hut
] want 90 impress upon YOU the im-
portant fact that the most effective
work cot securing -immigrauon and de-
Ncloping New Mexico is Coiue 90 DC
done hy its Individual citizens through
the influence they manifest with their
friends IN the cust We don't want
sou e. put forth amy r|littcring vas
aries. which Will onlt do harm. bat
To- state tho facts as they are. Thou
sands ot people have come here cot
whom you are oucl and ar makiuE
an honest living iu our midst many
having become -nrospcroust Co SAY
nothing al the vast horde who have
been bcnsfued hy this ciimHtcl and
cannot others To- likewise
Cannot New Mexico depend upon
YOU. as a loyal citizen On do your share
in The uphuiidiug which she has just
m.r,r.rr x-.r-Nr,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

If Senator Lorimer desires 10 enter
another club in lieu of the one from
which his departure has been sped. a
very few words would suffice TO get
him into the Ananias Organization.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

It may be necessary for the chron-
,clcrs occasionally to omit the finale
OF smiles which for awhile adorned
each 0 Of an interview with
Colonel Roosevelt.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

The French government is going TO
revolutionize the wilderness with aero
planes. Perhaps the time will arrive
when IL is possible 20 escape from
Lamy at any time by airship.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

Three hundred thousand railroad
employees have decided on concerted
action" in political matters. This
likely signifies hat someone is going
60 he Disconnected.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

The insurgents are going to receive
fair treatment from the administra-
ton, 1t is said. But the matter is
getting TO a stage where the admins
tration may have 10 beg fair treat
ment from the insurgents.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

while those water-users from the
south end of the valley arc ready 60
fight, you can tell to look at them
that they are going to have a lot Of
fun out Of the proposition between
aWnts.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

An iowa woman-murderer was
ground to death under a train n few
minutes AFTER his crime. IL wasn't
in Georgia or they would have heat
the train to il.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

Chicago is disappointed At the cen.
IA returns Towns. Ike individuals.
occasionally fail to measure up u
their own estimates.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

senator nepew's comments indicate
that when it comes 70 genial optimism
he Is an uncompromising standpatter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

Lead, $. n, shows signs of going in
the hole.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

That Hindu IN the Vancouver prison
who won't "a food cooked by par
iahs viii have to do thc best he Kindu,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

Finding a skeleton in a haystack
appears to be easier IN Colorado than
The search for the proVerbial needle.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

II Is an awful thought that those
ten cars of perfectly good whisky
burned up near Peoria.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

the new state may take pride, ana
everyone should help.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-27

"Can De depended upnE" g. an ex-
preston we all like To- hear. and
when 10 is used in connection with
Chamhsriaiu's Collie, Cholera AMI
Dlarrhoea Remedy it means That 90
never fails o. "a dlarrhoea. dssen-
sery rr t.ael complaints . 8 ric-s
ant to take and equally valuable for
children and adults sold by an drug
giEfs
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-03
ASBESTOS COMBINE ON.
New Trust Viii Be Capitalized at
$1,000, 900.

Denver, Feb. 26.-The Times today
says: Deals are now being organized
in Denver which will probably result
in the formation of trust that will
control 80 per cent of the asbestos out
put of the world.
Officers and representatives of the
International Asbestos company, the
National Asbestos company, the Wy
oming Consolidated Asbestos company
and the United States Asbestos Mining
& Fiberizing company are here to con-
fer with the Representatives Of English
and California capitalists regarding
the sale Of their properties to new in
terests.
Representatives of the Amalgamat-
ed Asbestos corporation, a Canadian
company, recently launched, which has
obtained control of about 80 per cent
of the asbestos output of Canada, are
now investigating the properties of
the companies represented at the Den
yer conference and the contamination
Of the first deal will likely be followed
by the absorption of these companies
by the big Canadian corporation.
The new interests are said to have
offered 81, 100, 900 for the control of
the Wyoming asbestos deposits.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-03
Rushing Irrigation Canals.

Lakeview-The Oregon Valley Land
company is doing all possible to for
ward work on the canals and bitches.
While there has been suspension on
the dirt work on the canals, rock work
has been carried forward all winter.
Quite stretch of the canal where it
debouches from the canyon was the
heaviest sort of work, requiring blast
ing from solid rock. That is now
nearly completed. 1t was, the most
costly and difficult part of the work.
In addition to that work, the blasting
out of the canal and fiume founda-
tions in the canyon is also to be rushed.
Two hundred men are employed at this
work,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1910-03-03
AVALANCHE BURIEs 75.
Town of Mace, Idaho, Said to Be
Scene of Desaster.

Spokane, WASH, Feb. 28.-With a
roar that could be heard in Wallace,
five miles distant, an avalanche over
whelmed the town of Mace, Idaho, last
night, and rs people are believed to be
buried under tons of snow and debris.
Telephone messages from Wallace say
that the slide occurred at II 80 o'clock.
Rescue parties started at once from
Wallace to the scene of the disaster.
A special relief train was also started
out from Spokane.
Because of the deep snow and block
AIDED condition of the road from Wal
lace to Mace, no details of the catas-
trophe have yet been received.
Heavy snow has been falling in
Northern Idaho during the past week,
and with the thaw which began yester-
day conditions were favorable for just
such disaster which has overwhelmed
the little town.