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The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
TO BUILD A new SEWER
Old Fifth Avenue Sewer Will be
Abandoned by City.

After another day of work and efs
fort to get an opening through the
Fifth avenue sewer above First street
and after a careful estimate of the
cost of rebuilding the service, the
sewer committee of the city council
and the city engineer have decided
that the cheapest and the best way
out of the trouble is the reconstruc-
ton of new sewer through the cen.
ter of the street. The total cost of
the service will be about $500.
The city has already spent many
hundreds of dollars on the Fifth ave
nue. sewer and to take out and clean
the thing now laid and relay the same
with cement joints, replacing broken
tile, ETC., would be more expensive
and require more time than the max
ing of an. entirely new sewer. The
old sewer contains four inches of solid
cement like stuff between Market
street and First street, that increases
as the sewer goes east until the if
teen-lnch tile is completely filed with
the accumulations. Some of the tile
are broken and this admits unlimited
amounts of dirt and clay. which can
not be removed by other means than
digging down and removing the pipe
that is clogged or filed. A tremen-
dous pressure of accumulated sewage
is back of the stoppage. A resident
on Seventh avenue, making connec-
ton with the sewer for service last
week was almost flooded out when he
tapped the end of the sewer to make
connection for his property. The
water is backing into cellars and con-
ditions are such that something must
be done Immediately to save damage
suits.
The new sewer will be Of twelve
inch tile, which is ample to care for
all the sewage that can be developed
in the thirty square blocks served by
this line. Storm water will be exclud
ed 1t will be laid upon the same
grade as the old sewer and the connec
tfons made on the old sewer will be
put in on the new sewer bythecity
The new construction will be between
1900 and 1400 feet in length. The new
construction will be started as soon az
material can be placed ON the
ground.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Catch EIsh bv EIsetrIe,,v

Fishermen along the line Of the In.
dianapolis, Columbus q Southern
Traction Company have found a new
and very effective way Of fishing.
The method is to hook wire into
the traction company's trolley and let
the end OF it fall into a stream. The
water is thus charged with electricity
to the extent that the ash are killed
or are SO stunned that they come to
the surface. when they are gathered
into boats. &.
Many fish are being taken In this
way along the traction line and the
fishermen believe that they are with.
in the law. as the method employed
does not come under the head OF
dynamiting. New York Herald.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Arcanum Council.

Ottumwa, April Especial: One
hundred members of the grand coun
ell of the Royal Arcanum are meeting
here in annual convention. The ini
tiation of a large class of candidates
and banquet were held last night
Today is the business session. Elec
lion of officers of the Grand Council
was as follows: Grand Regent. Jas
X. Dysart. ottumwa; vice Regent. j.
H. La Barre, Waterloo; secretary, H
A. Snyder, Waterloo: treasurer, G. J.
Pickett, Ottumwa; Guide, J. R. Prive,
Abba; Chaplain, G. A. Fairly, Des
Moines; Warden, T. H. Zook, Alba I;
Sentry, H. A. Minot, Clinton: trustees
A. Hartung, Des Moines, A. T. Cooper
Cedar Rapids, E. M. Majors, Keokuk;
representative to Supreme Council,
c. NJ. s. Diston. Cedar Rapids. The
next meeting will be hid at Clinton.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Der pile belonging to that company
Joe Jeaggi. the teamster, saw smoke
Issuing from the lumber piles. AS he
was about to investigate he came face
to face with Bauer, who stepped Out
from between the burning piles. Mrs
Jaeggi who discovered the fire sin
uitaneously with her husband, saw
Bauer leave the piles and watched
him as he ran out to the street.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Cnncerf al kirkNille.

The Metropolitan Quartet H. Maud
Saunders director, gave concert al
Kirkville Saturday evening. The pro
gram was well rendered and enthu'
siasticaIIy received. The readings by
Miss Edna Saunders were good. Miss
Helen Brown. as pianist, played with
her usual brilliancy and Paul SHELTON
scored another hit with his whistling
and singing. The Quartet furnish.
ed the special music for the Sunday
services at the NJ. Es and Presbyter
ian churches. e
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Declines to Bun.

Clinton, Apr 13.-SpeciaI: At a
meeting of the Clinton County Central
committee yesterday afternoon, J. H..
Ingwersen stated that his business
engagements were such that he could
not be acandidate for congress from
the second district. w ]. Keefe,
county attorney, is being urged to be
a candidate and may contest the NOM
ination with De Almond, of Dayen-
port.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Mnrk Self TO Death.

Des Moines, April Especial:
John Barkus, aged IS, was found dead
In bed this morning. His son, the on
ly support of the aged man and his
wife and children. died recently and
Barkus worked himself to death try
ing to care for the family.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

May 6-lowa College at Grinnell.
May 12-Central College at Pella.
May 13-Parsons at Fairfield
May 17-lowa College at Oskaloosa
May 24-Highland Park at Oska
lOOsa.
The majority of the open dates will
be filled, as several of the colleges
have asked for place on the SEIZED.
ule. Highland Park will have date
between May II and May "a. Simp-
son college also wants a date.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Independence, Apr. IS. Special
Gideon Garfield an old soldier who
was committed to the hospital here
April s, was found dead in his bed
last night. He was wealthy and had
a private attendant for some time. He
has owned a farm of $50 acres three
miles from Fl. Dodge, for 20 years and
had never seen the place. The land is
worth SIPS per acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
EaXnr Deemer.

Ottumwa, April 13.-Special: The
Wapello County Bar association has
passed resolutions favoring the APP
pointment of Judge Horace E. Dee
mer, of the Iowa supreme court to the
vacancy in the United States supreme
court caused by the death of the late
lameRted Justice David J. Brewer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Bow is Found,

Davenport, April 13.-Special: Mrs
David Mckenzie, mother of Morrell
Mckenzie, the lad who has been miss
ing from Muscatine, has traced the
lad to Davenport and has reason to
believe that he has secured work on
a farm here.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
PENN COLLEGE

Those boys who are interested In
base ball at the college are very con
fident that they will have a winning
team this year. Many of the men,
bers of last years team are back on
the diamond this year. Frank Brown
and Walker Beach are practic;ng
hard in the box and promise to mike
good slab artists. Assignment of po-
sitions has not been made as yet, but
the men will be placed the latter + trt
of the week. Frank Brown has been
elected as acting captain until tie
permanent one is named.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Pinkerton Hurt.

o. w. Pinkerton, an employee OF the
Kalbach Lumber Yard, was somewhat
injured Tuesday. A pile of sheet iron
being moved slipped in such a way as
to catch Pinkerton. He was taken to
his home, No 627 North Market street
and he may be off duty several days.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
,Ioe Lane Real Booster.

Davenport, April 1S.-Special: Five
hundred business men at a banquet
held here last night appointed a
Greater Davenport club of thirty mem
bers. ]. r. Lane started the financial
backing of the committee with a sub
scription of $2,500.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Loses Life ssvino Hat,

wheatland, Apr 13.-Special: Chris
tan Tuetsch, living three miles south
of here, was killed last night return
ing from town. His hat blew of and
and he stepped on the hub of the wa,
gon to get it. His foot slipped into
the wheel. The team ran away and
the body was horribly mangled. He
was forty years of age and only re,
Gently married.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Siberia Is one Of the largest and
most productive agricultural regions
on the face Of the globe. the greater
part Of the land n4ing fertile and cap
able OF yielding abundant crops and
OF sustaining large fiocks and herds.
Then. too. 1he mineral resources have
hardly been touched.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Wedding Anniversaries.

The different wedding anniversaries
are as follows: First, paper; NTH,
wooden; tenth. tin; fifteenth. crystal;
twentieth, china; twenty-hfth, silver:
nftieth. gold; ssventy-fifth diamond.
The sixtieth is usually celebrated as
the diamond wedding, as II falls to the
lot OF very few to live together for
three quarters Of century.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Canuto Farinez, native of the
Philippine Islands, spoke at the chap
EEL hour Monday morning. His sub.
jeCt was, What Care You?" He
.~poke of the history of the country
and the conditions when Spain had
possession of their little tract of land,
and how the people we're treated. He
then mentioned how the United States
had won possession OF the country
and how they had changed conditions;
and the many opportunities that had
been offered the native Filipinos since
the Americans had taken possession.
He said his people owed this country
a great debt for the freedom Ameri-
cans had brought
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Commits Suicide,

Sioux City, Apr. 13.-Special: Dan
Hittle committed suicide this morn
ing by shooting himself in the tenn
pie. He was son of the late John
Hittle, one Of the first settlers here
and who for many years served as city
treasurer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Buried Alive.

Waterloo, Apr. 1S.-Special: Mich
olas Mccullough, Bulgarian workmen
was buried alive in a sewer ditch last
night but fellow workmen dug him
out before he suffocated. He was bad
ly injured and may not recover.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Prim Aunt--"My dear nephew, were
you Wise In your choice OF wifef Can
she ccok9 Can she make good stew7"
Nephew-"She can make a stew all
right. The only trouble Ia that she al.
ways puts me In IT"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
Clinton Has New Chief,

Clinton, April 13.-Special: T. J.
Hudson, deputy sheriff of Clinton
county, was made chief of police last
night.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

The Penn Regulars met the Oska-
loosa Cubs last evening in short
three-inning practice game, an d
scooped them to the tune of 13 to l..
The Penn boys did great stick work
and found the ball almost at will.
Williams, catcher, did good work and
in a short time will be in top form.
Capt F. Brown as pitcher had 1t on
EN- all the time. Willard at first is
good fielder and drew down some
nice hits until he was succeeded by
Lofiand, who Is a classy allaround
player. Shultz at second Is rounding
into form and can be depended on for
the hits. Price at short came with a
good rep and so far has upheld it.
Pierrel at third is hard hitter and
an excellent base runner. McFerran
in the right garden covered it well
and surprised even himself at stick
work. r. Brown at center, always
sows the goods. Whitaker at left
fielded well and has a quick, strong
whip. Allgood relieved Whitaker the
last inning and drew nice two-bag
ger. w. Beach, the south-paw. was
out OF the game on account of injuries
but will he in for Saturdays game
with Lynnville. Meredith and Griffin,
utility men and pinch hitters, were
not called on.
The Cubs are corners, but need a
little more practice to develop team
work and in order that they may give
their pitcher more backing. J. Beach
and D. Griffith composed the Cubs bat
terry. --.~ .HfNibERNRn E
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

SINGLE com5ED Barred Plymouth
Rock eggs. so cents for is. $3.50 for
100. White. Pekin duck eggs. II nor
- cents. Boone county white seed
corn. $500 per bl.
.Ssws.pd Mrs. A. r. Hellings, .
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
WANTS & FOR SALE.
IOWA SEED CORN SPECIALIST

IOWA SEED CORN SPECIALIST
Coming to Oskaloosa, Saturday, April
Is. This company handles all of
the leading varieties of the white
and yellow and of the high vitality
OF termination and will terminate
from "a to 100 per cent. We ship
all of our seeds on 10 days approval
Croft's Mortgage Litter, one of the
largest yielders known Croft's
Iowa Queen is also large yielder.
We handle the yellow Dent and
Reds yellow Dent OF the best type.
Both are great premium getters.
Snow Flake Is the best white corn
known. The Silver Mine is one OF
the greatest yielders on poor land
known. We sell this pure bred corn
tested, shelled and graded at 1925
per bushel On the ear at $3.50.
Corn on fancy ear at $500 a bushel.
Those wanting good corn should
write A. C. Croft Seed Company,
Moulton. Iowa. w1-pd
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Miss Nellie Paulson is teaching in
the fourth room at the Grant building
for few days. during the absence of
the regular teacher.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
some DEALS IN DIRT
Record In Recent Real Estate Trans
fers In County.

Elma Stringfellow by heirs
to Howard Stringfellow, pit.
Sc 31-76-14 & ne ne 6S75.14. 1924 90
Elma Stringfellow by Gdn.
to Howard Stringfellow, pit.
Sc 81 & ne ne s-75-14 1854 80
Jacob Veenstra and wife IT, I
Jno; Brouwer, pit. NV sw
S6-7s.17 .................. 5O2s. 90
Fred Butler and wife to Jacob
Veenstra, Q. C, D. pit. sw sw
Sb-Tb-lf .............e.. / 90
James Houser to Nina Houser
ne. NV. 29-74-14. ...........S 100
Matthias Stonehocker and wife
to Henry WindahI, me- ne.
Stills .................a. 5000. 90
w. T. Charnock to M. H. Pick
en-. lots Is, 16. 81, %, %
and "a, WIZ, NV. 1914. 400. 90
w. e. Hughes and wife to
Frederick C. Adair, lot s,
blk. 10, Mont. ad. oska.. :, $500 90
John K. Teare and wife to
Sanford Graham, lot 4, blk.
3, Sewers ad. Oska.. 49,. - 1910. 90
Perry Johnson and wife to
Lunius Johnson, pit NV. 2,
74-14 49,. .............. :. 1000. 90
Ella Gilmore and husband to
Emma, Danl and Joseph
Burdock, pit. NV. z and pit.
sw. 6.74-15 ................ $3.50 90
Elizabeth A. Fansher and
husband to Marie Laden,
lot 9, Bowser's s. D., lots, "
IL, 10 and Ia in pit. NV. II
1915 .......... iGO.UV
w. J. Gladwin and wife to
Ellen Gilmore, pit. sw. 6.74-
| Is ...... .... ............ I'VV
Emil Nelson and wife to John
w. Dickinson, pit Sc. NV.
and ne. sw, 7.75-14l.c...... loo
John Crookham and wife to
Oskaloosa Creamery CO.
pit lot 10, Crookham's S. d.
lot 4, Sc. ne. 24-75-16. ..... $4,000
Greater Oskaloosa Land Co!
to Nancy A. Anderson, lot
95, blk. e. O'Neill's ad, osk Z6O.oO
Clyde Perkins and wife to c.
B. Perkins, lot s, Montgom-
ery's ad Osk. ........ loVb.o
Ezra Mendenhall and wife to
G. NJ. Boyler, A. w. Wilson
and c. Carpenter, pit. lot l,
| Sc. ne. 24-75-16.... ......- l'oo
A. C. Hoffman to E. c. Car
gill, lot 20, Beacon. ......".' l5V.oo
Mahala J. Pugh and husband
! to Dan Caves, pit. ne. 10,
| 74-l4 ........ 800. Nv"
J. A. Lamond and wife to Jno.
Armstrong and Geo. H. wy
more, lots 9 and 10, blk. >,
o. P. Barnes City ......... 15Oo.o w
Ezra Mendenhall and wife to
@. M. Boyler, "A. w. Wilson
and c. Carpenter, lot 10,
blk. 9, Tough & Cass ad, Os-
kaloosa, and lot 9, blk 8,
South Side $685.. ......... I'VV
Ida l.. Dodds and Mary F.
and Carrie Dodds and SADIE -
CLANCY and Esther " Lari-
mer and husband to S. v.
REYNOLDS and e. l.. Valen'
tine. ut. sw G. Sc 21.76-15 =. 13,6OO.Oo
Jno. ]. Wilson and wife to
Jno. F. Darland, pit. sw sw
and lot sw sw 12-76-l4... 3SoO'uo
N. J. Darland and wife to Jno.
E. Armstrong, lot % Wells
I'd ad Barnes City. 20OO.oo
Elizabeth Morgan and hus-
band to Agnes Smith, lot
109 Prices ad Beacon. 800. 2Zo.oo
J. w. Doak and wife to Thos.
Alexander, pilot 271 Spates
ad Ornbaum ............. lOU.Vo
Thos. J. Trexler and wife to
Lacey o. Darland, pit. sw
1914 ......,............ $500. 90
Jno. Lewis to J. N.Reasby and
wife, pit. lot 8 Sc Sc % ...
1915 ........ ........... $50 90
S. w Jones, Gdn., to Jno. Lew
I ia mt lot Sc Sc 25-75-16. 22 80
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Earl Robeits,a student of Drake
university, Des lMoines, was visitor.
.at the school Monday morning. }GF
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Tomorrow opens the 1910 base ball
season. In the National League,
Ptttsburg will be the attraction at
St. Louis, Chicago at Cincinnati, New
York at Boston, and Brooklyn at Phil
adelphia, while in the American, Cleve-
land will start the ball rolling" in
Detroit, st. Louis in Chicago, Boston
in New York, and Philadelphia in
Washington.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

Ewing Lofland. manager of the 'ot
ball team, went to Ottumwa Eric ~,
where meeting was to be held for
the purpose of arranging the sched lie
for this fall. Only six colleges were
represented. but nothing was done
concerning the games. Another meet
ing will probably be called at a later
date. F." s..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
orlv Two VA.

One must either be famous or
rogue to get Photographed free.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14

c. Macy. manager of the base hall
team. has arranged part OF the seized
ule for the season. The first game
viii be played on next Saturday with
the Lynnville town team. The SEIZED
ule to date Is as follows:
April l6-Lynnyille at Gynnville.
April 2S-Parsons at Oskaloosa.
May 5-central College at Oska-
loosa.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-04-14
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New-York tribune., 1910-01-15
FiITH m HEYTC0

We are inclined to think, and we GER
tainly strong ~ hope, that it is Il some
what exaggerated view of the "anti-Mexi-
can propaganda in the United States
which AIr. Oscar J. Braniff-of Mexico,
recently ia New York-takes in a letter
which we have received from him We
have ourselves been able TO perceive no
such propaganda, unless it may be
in the vaporings of a few renegade
conspirators from beyond the Rio
Grande who have sought here an asylum
which they abuse, the inconsiderate Ut
terances Of some journals which strain
for sensations rather than fer tact or
truth, or the outgivings of those who
seem never happy unless they are find
ing fault with either their own OF some
other country. To such persons Burke's
simile OF half dozen grasshoppers under
a fern may appropriately be applied.
They Go not speak for the American peo-
pie.
1t is, we suppose, inevitable that there
shall occasionally arise some little. COM
plaint in one country against the other.
That occurs among all countries which
~
between those which directly abut upon
each other. 1t is generally caused by 4
citizen Of one country going into the
other and getting into some trouble, or
being misunderstood, or in some way
running counter to its laws or customs,
and then making appeal 10 his OWN gov
ernment for protection, often v2inIy
imagining that the laws of his own
country can be enforced over those Of
the land to which he has gone. We have
no doubt that there are in Mexico some
Americans of the type described by our
correspondent, although we should not
expect 10 find them very numerous and
certainly not dominant among Amer
leans there or elSeWhere--pToportio
no more numerous than the renegade
Mexicans in this country TO whom we
have already referred OF course, such
persons when they are brought to book
are not entitled TO immunity from just
punishment. But even they are entitled to
equitable legal procedure, and even 20
the watchful regard of their own gov
ernment; and, Of course this govern
ment is bound TO scrutinize every case
ia which its protection is demanded, and
there is nothing offensive to the other
country concerned in its exercising such
scrutiny, precisely as all nations do in
behalf of their citizens in America.
Ii appears TO rs high time to dismiss
all inyidious determinations between
this country and its great southern
neighbor and indeed to dismiss the
thought that such determinations are
widely cherished. We believe that the
great majority Of intelligent Americans
regard Mexico with large degree Of
confidence as an enlightened nation
with a just government. to whose acts
New-York tribune., 1910-01-15
People and Social Incident.

Lewis HamersIey, s. Montgomery goos.
veit' Miss Margaret Roosevelt. Mr.. A..
Mrs Frederic r. Coudert. Mr. Bookwal.a-
Mr.. Barrett, Mr. Pope. the Duke Of Val
lonbrosa, Mrs. Herbert Shipman ara
others.
Major General and Mrs. Giilespie .nte-.
tanned at dinner tonight for ex-Senata,
and Mrs. Dryden.
Mrs. Richard A. Ballinger was the xus,,
of honor at luncheon to-day. with NJ.
Henry s. Boutell as hostess
Among those attending the opera to-nfrh,
were the Secretary OF the Navy and N-.
Meyer. the Misses Meyer, Mrs. L. L. Letter
whose guests were the Secretary OF wa,
and Mrs. Dickinson. Brisadier Genera,
Clarence r. Edwards. Mrs Henderson. a.
England. and Miss Janet Fish; Mrs. Elktus
Mrs Samuel Spencer, Mrs. John ". Foste-.
Miss Katherine Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hays Hammond, Senator and Mrs. Ns-.
lands, Mr. and Mrs Herbert W-adswOrra
and Miss Mathilde Townsend, who enter.
tained box party.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-15
Il HliSenlenfs.


ACADEMY OF MUsIc-a-s:i5-The Rejuvena-
AsT0R-o: l3--S:i :i5-Seven Days.
TI.ASCo-c.l5-s:15-Is Natriniony a Failure?
BIJoU-2: lbs :l5--The Lottery Man.
BROADWAY :i5-S:i5-The Jolly Bachelors.
CASINO i5--S l5--The Chocolate Soldier.
CoLONisL-e-S-Naude
s:30-The Affinity
c:1s-S:1s-The King of Caooria.
EDEN MCSEE-The World in Wax.
EMPIRE - 2:I5 - Sis - What Every Woman
GAfrTY-a:l5-s:I5--r Fortune Hunter.
GARRIcK-2:l5- :ls--Your Humble Servant.
-2.15--s:15--The OLD Town
tiAc X i'-s:la-s;is.-Prinee Q, Bohemia.
HERALD SQUARE-2:15-S:15-ol Dutch.
HIPPODROME-2-s-A Trip 10 Japan; Inside
the Earth: the Ballet OF Jewels.
EgnsoN--2; BIS l.1The Next OF KIN; KIN ro,,a
Btirsohe--s: i5-Die Foerster Christi.
hNTCE EFRBOC-KE KER-2-s-Tfae Dollar Princess
IIRERgy;1S-s;5SgPFhs, Pl9ss,be F5ges Of Fate
LyRfc-e:l5-s.I5--The City.
MADISON SQUARE GARpEN--lo a. m--Auto-
MANfi aTTaN OPERA RoUsE-2-Tales of
HoHnnann-s-Cavalleria and PaEacci.
MAXINE ELLIoTT,s THEATREI32; ,rRts 353S', ;So-s;So-
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOCSE-2-Barhiere
Nt-yv NsTFRDAN-e:l5-s:15-'T Barrier.
NEw TKEATRE-2:I5--s:15--T School for
NEW YoRK-e:15--s:I5-The Man Who Owns
SAVOY .fs-s :I5-The Commanding Officer.
STryNrea Mt -2:15-S:15-The Lily.
ST NICHOLAS FIr1E-s:f5--Iee Hockey. .
ALLACK'S-2:15-s:15--A Little Brother OF
-yEssRssGe:is-s.15- Goddess Of Liberty.
WEST END--2:l5--s:l5-cameo Kirby.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-15

viii eventually pay for itself. and the
President sees no reason why tenn
porary advance to tide it through its
present oyereXtended enterprises should
not be made. There remain the knottier
questions OF resewing water power sites
and segregating coal and mineral lands
from agricultural lands in opening up
the public domain to occupation. Only
experience will produce a sound work
Ing plan. striking fair balance between
the rights Of the future and the de-
mands of the present for quick develop
ment through private initiative. The
President justly says, in reference to
the reservation of mineral rights:
1t is exceedingly difficult to frame a
statute To- retain government control
over property to be developed by pri-
vate capital in such manner as to secure
the governmental purpose and at the
same time not frighten away the invest
nient of the necessary capital. Hence, 1t
may be necessary by laws that are really
only experimental to determine from
their practical operation what is the best
method of securing the result aimed at
Congress must go ahead carefully and
moderately. Similarly, Mr.. Taft has the
true interest Of the conservation pro-
gramme at heart when he urges the
restriction of expenditure for waterway
Improvement to projects which are
justiia BILE because likely TO bring ade
quate returns in increased inland COM
merce. Improvement of waterway facill-
ties is going to cost vast sums Of money
III the near future, and materializa-
ton Of the gains through the conserya-
ton Of power. timber and mineral re-
sources belongs to future much more
distant. The country must therefore
feel its way, and nothing would do mora
to discredit the whole scheme of con-
servation than q hasty plunge into inor-
dinate expenditure for waterways, SIM
ply because they are waterways. or a
mistaken exdggeration of the material
benefits of conservation to a generation
which must expect to surrender most Of
those benefits TO posterity.