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derstand why Mr. Aldrich had made

derstand why Mr.. Aldrich had made
the statement
In this connection the presidents
name was brought into the Discus
sion.
Mr.. Cummins still was discussing
the terms of the alleged antitrust
repeal and referring to some of the pro-
visions when Mr.. Aldrich stated that
"such was the purpose of the president
and the attorney general"
This statement brought Mr.. Nelson
to his feet with strenuous protest.
1.-THE senator must not hide behind
he president he said excitedly; that
small business, and it won't do. 1t
not the way to legislate."
Mr.. Aldrich also was somewhat ex-
lcited when he replied. He disavowed
any intention of taking refuge behind
lany one.
'It is not my habit" he said, ito
hide behind the president or any one
else. | have opposed the president
when it took good deal of courage to
do so. If the bill does not cafTy out
the purpose of its authors, lets make
| it do it. The measure has been rec
commended by the president and by at
| least one eX-president and it was ap-
proved by the platform of my party
| and I presume also the party of the
senator from Iowa"
Aldrich Asserts independence.
! He declared that he had not said
what the president had wanted, but
only that the bill had been prepared
I by the attorney general at the direc-
ton of the president He reiterated
his independence as a senator, of any
outside interference, and asserted that
while it was the habit of the execu-
tive officials to prepare many measures
for the action of congress, he hoped
no senator would be prejudiced simply
f, by executive suggestion.
| Mr.. Bailey suggested the real purpose
of Mr. Aldrich in coming into the dis
cussion today had been to call attention
| to the fact that Mr.. Cummins was not
in harmony with the administration.
1T didn't need any such effort de-
clared Mr.. Aldrich. while the Iowa
senator assented that his attitude was
perfectly well known.
Here Mr.. Root called attention to
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ADMIT THAT BILL
MIGHT BE AMENDED

WASHINGTON, Mar 16.-In the
sharpest debate yet provoked in the
senate on the administration railroad
BILL bitter criticisms of the supper
tiers of the bill in trying to put the
measure through without amendment
elected from Senator Aldrich an ad-
mission that the bill could be amended.
This statement was made during
the second day of Senator Cummins'
speech attacking the bill, but not until
after the friends of the measure had
been accused of trying to hide behind
the president and behind the fact that
the bill had been drafted at his direc-
ton.
For more than two hours the pres
ident figured in the discussion and for
a time his title, if not his name, was
banded about with a freedom that
amounted to recklessness. In this
portion of the debate Senators Aldrlch
Bailey, Cummins. Root, Elkins and
Bacon figured cOnspicuously.
Senator Cummins contended that the
provision in the bill referring to traf-
fic agreements would render them
legal without their submission 10 the
interstate commerce commission. He
asserted there had been conspicuous
silence in the committee on this sub
ject. Thereupon Mr.. Crawford turned
to Senator Aldrich who is a member of
the committee on interstate commerce
and questioned him on his interpreted
ton of the meaning of the provision.
To Reverse Supreme Court.
1.-THE whole truth" interrupted Mr..
Bailey before Mr.. Aldrich could reply,
rs that the intention OF the provision
for the repeal of the antitrust law
United States. The effect and purpose
is to take the railroads from under
the supreme court
Mr. Aldrich denied the intimation of
the Texas senator and from this col
loquy arose general discussion as to
whether 1T had been the original in
tention to include the railroads in
the Sherman antitrust bill. During
this discussion Mr.. Aldrich said that
no senator who had voted for the Sher-
man law had the slightest idea that
the railroads were embraced within its
terms.
But all the same you are now try
ing to take them out of it," reiterated
Mr.. Bailey.
81 beg your pardon responded Mr..
Aldrich, but that is not true" The
senator from Texas is mistaken as to
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the purpose of the proposed law as
is the senator from Iowa"
Mr.. Cummins would not admit that
The could be mistaken, for he declared
the purpose of the law was written
broadly on it's face. There could be
no doubt that it repealed the law on
traffic agreements, he said.
Senator Elkins undertook to refute
this contention by reading the provis-
ion regarding the agreements, and in
$50 doing broadly asserted that every
one must know the railroads violate
the law every day. This assertion
was challenged by several senators, but
the West Virginian held to his po-
sition and asked ''Now, why embarrass
the railroads."
True, true" responded Mr. Cum
Minis half under his breath
E!kins Makes Comment.
Mr.. Elkins contended that even
though agreements were authorized by
the pending bill, the commission still
would have control of rates and even
more comprehensive control than under
the present law
1T is not the agreement that is pow
erful," he said, but the rates them
selves and so long as the commission
controls the rates it is in command
of the situation
Mr. Aldrich referred to a supposed
alliance between the 'insurgent' re-
publicans and the democrats, and then
after a brief protest from Mr.. Cummins
over this method of presenting the
matter, the Rhode island senator de-
clared it to be his opinion that no
schedule of the roads, whether under
agreement or not, could go into effect
without the approval of the commits
sion.
am perfectly willing to have it made
so,' said Mr.. Aldrich.
Responding to this statement, Mr.
Cumm:ns declared the only way to
remedy the defect was to withdraw the
repeating provision. To this sugges-
ton and others Mr.. Aldrich responded
that he had round himself in such dis
agreement with Mr.. Cummins that it
had been impossible in committee to
go into discussion with him over the
provisions of the bill.
Cunnns Cart Understand.
The IoWan replied that he never
made a single suggestion for an amend
ment in committee and that Mr. Al
drich had heard none from him. Con-
sequently, he was quite unable to un-
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Farmers who sold their crop last
year and did not reserve any, find they
have to pay from $105 to $1.06 for
wheat and have to look around before
they can secure it at these figures.
Many farmers of this section how
ever, always retain a reserve supply
for reseeding.
August Vollmer of Waitsburg, re-
ports that bluestem has suffered and
that many farmers find they must re-
seed their entire place. John Remer
of Prescott reports conditions similar
in his section.
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English Woman Winner.

NEW YORK, Mar. 16.-Mrs. F. G.
Schmitz, an English woman, won the
title in the woman's national indlir
lawn tennis singles today on the courts
Of the Seventh Regiment armory, de-
feating Miss Erna Marcus. in the fl
mails. 80, Sc, 63. Miss Marie Wag
ner held the title in 1908 and 1909
In the doubles championship, Miss
Wagner and Miss Clara Kuttroff won
the title, defeating the former cham
p'ons, Miss E. H. Moore, and Miss
Marcus. 60, ST, 6-3.
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Chinese Girl Held AS Slave

CHICAGO, March 16.-Found in the
rear of a Chinese merchants store.
here it is said she was held prisoner
for a year. Chan Shee, II year old
Chinese girl was taken into custody
by federal authorities late today. 1t
was said the girl was bought in China
and brought through San Francisco
as a Chinaman's wife. Efforts will
be made to deport the girl and prose-
cute those who held her in bond
age.
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Can't Vote On NO Booze.

BOSTON, Mar. 16.-The people of
Massassachusetts will not have an
opportunity this year to ballot upon
the question of amending the constl-
tuition of this commonwealth so as 10
prohibit the sale of intoxicating IL
quors The house late today refused
to substitute a bill providing for such
referendum for an adverse committee
report, and then accepted the adverse
report
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Nine Injured in Collision.

POPLAR BLUFFS, Mo-, March 16.
Mine persons were injured, none
seriously, today when an Iron Noun
tain passenger train carshed into the
rear end of another passenger train
of the same road at Piedmont.
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the United States is inevitable and has
accepted the situation. The expecta-
ton is that on April 1 Canadian goods
will be assessed a per cent surtax on
American goods coming into Canada.
The administration is finding COM
fort in the crisis from the attitude of
its political opponents. The conserva-
tive press, which usually miss no
chance to attack the government, has
expressed approval of the course that
Finance Minister Fielding has followed
in the negotiations.
Germany is preparing to take advan
tage of the situation. Cable advices
state that an army of invasion in the
shape of German commercial travellers
is preparing to descend upon Canada
and already the country is being flood
ed with catalogues from German manu-
facturers. English houses are also
showing greater activity
Canada is meeting with success it is
said in finding markets for commOdi-
ties that will be shut out of the United
States tarin war.
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Despondent Man Suicides.

REDDING, Cal, Mar. 16.-Despon-
Gent because of a recent loss of money.
II. Mort, who arrived here two days
ago from Spokane, killed himself in a
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lodging house early this morning by
shooting himself in the head. Mort was
65 years cid and is said to have left
wife and three children living in
Spokane.
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CANADA is PREPARING FOR
TARIFF WAR WITH UNCLE SAM
Expect That on April 1 Canadian
Goods Will Be Assessed 25 Per
Cent Surtax.

OTTAWA, Ont. Mar. 16.-Canada
has read between the lines of Washing
ton dispatches that tariff war with
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BOSTON, Mar. 16.-The Boston Boot
and Shoe club, at it's annual meeting
and banquet tonight, voted to send it's
protest to President Taft against the
imposition of maximum tariff against
Canada.
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aridity increases until in the vicinity of the ha-
cienda of that extreme desert condltlons
are found. The ancient structures here are IN
dcative of type of civilization characteristic Of
the desert in which cooperation or communism
was carried to as great lengths as it must have
been in the pueblos of the northern deserts in
America
One of the most difficult problems to solve is
that of transportation in the desert and there are
extensive areas in American deserts that have
not yet been systematically explored by reason
of this condition
comprehension of the part that water plays
in existence and travel in the desert is to be
gained only by experience. Some of the native
animals, such mice and other small rodents
have been known to live on hard seeds without
green food for periods of several months, or even
as long as two three years, and nothing in
their behavior indicated that they ever took liquid
in any form.
Deer and peccary are abundant in deserts in
Sonora in which the only available supply of open
water is to be found in the cacti
Man and his most constant companion on the
desert of America the horse, are comparatively
poorly equipped against the rigors of the desert.
horseman may go from the morning of one day
until some hour of the next in midsummer and
neither he his horse will incur serious dan
ger; experiences of this kind numerous If
LHS IIdNSlST Is dlOOl, dDSuuSuCS IIOM water from
sunrise to sunset Is a serious inconvenience to
him, and if he continues his Journey the follow
ing morning his sufferngs may so disturb his
mental balance that he may be unable to follow
a trail, and by the evening of that day, If he has
not come to something drinkable he may not rec.
ognize the friendly stream in his way Instances
are not unknown in which sufferers from thirst
have forded streams waist deep to wander out on
the dry plain to grisly death.
Scouting Indians have long used the bsnaga.
and drink may be obtained in this manner by
skilled operator in five to ten mnltes Some trav-
elers are inclined to look with much disfavor on
the liquid so obtained, but it has been used with
out discomfort by members of expeditions from
the desert laboratory That it is often preferred
by Indians to fair water is evidenced by the fact
that the Whipple expedition found the Mohaves
near the mouth of the Bill Williams river, in
1853, cooking ducks and other birds in the juice
of these plants by means of heated stones
dropped into the cavity containing the pulp.
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shrub. These tuberous formations may be seen
during the dry season lying about wholly unan-
chored, as the slender roots dry up with the close
of the vegetative season, which lasts but few
weeks.
In February 1902, some of these tubers were
taken to the New York Botanical garden and a
large specimen not treated in any way was
placed in museum case where 1t has since re-
mained Annually, at a time fairly coincident
with the natural vegetative season in its native
habitat, the major vegetative points awaken and
send up few thin shoots, which reach length
of about two feet only since they do not obtain
sunlight. After a period of few weeks they lie
down again and the material in them retreats to
the tuber to await another season Seven periods
of activity have thus been displayed by this spec
men with no apparent change in its structure or
size. 1t does not seem unreasonable to suppose
therefore that the guarequi is storage structure
OF such great efficiency that water and other ma
terial sufficient to meet the needs of the plant
for quarter of century are held in reserve
in its reservoirs
The morning-gory Qphomoea arborescens) is
here a tree 20 to 30 feet high, with smooth,
chalky gray trunk and branches. During Febru.
ary it is leafess throughout while its large white
flowers open one by one on the ends of the naked
branches. From its white bark the tree is some
times known as palo banco, and from the gum
or resin. which exudes from incisions made in it
for the purpose and which is used as incense in
religious ceremonies, it is also called palo santo
One of the striking features of the Tehuacan
desert of southern Mexico Is the extreme locali-
zation strictness of colonization exhibited by
many species which found to cover an area
of few square yards, the face of a slope, the
crest of a cliff or the floor of barranca with no
outliers and with the nearest colony perhaps
many miles away.
The Cactaceae are more abundant here than
in any other part Of the world yet visited sew.
eral of the species being massive FORMS
Cephaocereus macrocephalus is tall species
of the massiveness Of the saguaro, and like it
having a central shaft bearing numbers of
branches which are more closely oppressed. 1t
was seen only along the cliff near the Rancho
San Diego along the eastern edge of the valley.
Pilocereus fulviceps, of more general distribu-
tion on slopes, has series of branches, in many
instances 40 or so in number, densely clustered
and arising from short trunk, which barely rises
from the ground before it branches.
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CIarksviIIe Tobacco.
BUSINESS OUTLOOK MIXED
Says Dun's Review, With Little to En-
courage Speculative Enterprise
at Present Time.

New York.-R. G. Dun's weekly re-
view says:
with crops aggregating large in
quantity and value, in spite of the re.
duced yield of spring wheat; with pol
itics becoming so intense and uncer.
tain as to make enterprise timid, and,
with railroads and shippers engaged
in dispute over rates, the business
outlook is mixed, trade reaction being
plain in some important directions,
while at the same time there are
streaks of progress and activity.
"It is, as whole, waiting situa-
ton, with little to encourage specu-
lative enterprise until conditions, now
doubtful or unsettled, become more
clearly defined.
Interest in iron and steel has cen
tered chiefly in predictions OF an early
general reduction of prices of finished
steel products, which have been dis
cussed, and the effect has been dis
Quieting, Notwithstanding denials from
well-informed sources. Some conces-
sions have been granted from time to
time of late, but it has been officially
intimated that no change of policy
will be undertaken by the large pro-
ducers. New business has diminished,
but, aside from railroad material, a
production continues in finished lines.
"In the dry goods market the i'm
provement in silks and ribbons is con-
tinued, and a few mills are running
full and overtime. In woolens and
worsteds the demand as a whole is
better, yet orders are so small and
irregular that mills are unable to re-
sumo operations in large way.
"Cottons are generally in moderate
demand, and throughout the trade
there is a desire to confne orders to
actual requirements.
Footwear conditions show slight
improvement, but the actual volume
of trade continues moderate. The
amount of new business, however, is
somewhat larger. There is a decided
improvement in the demand for sole
leather, with larger sales, especially
of oak SOLE"
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sessed, aloof from political changes,
was perhaps his best reward. He was
neither an accident nor great states
man. but a plain necessity. In the
various departments Of the govern
ment such men are not infrequent.
They are unknown to the public, their
services attract no attention outside
their sphere, but they are the infalli-
BILE parts of the machinery when adj
ministrations change. 1t is often hayd.
er to fill their places than to step a.
gap in the cabinet
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New York-Bradstreet's report
says:
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending SeptenN-
ber %, were 100, against 210 last week
III in the like week of 1909, 267 in
1908, 166 in 1907 and 165 in 1906.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number %, which compare with
so for last week, and 81 in the like
week of 1909.
Wheat, including flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending September %, aggregat-
ed 1,583,66S bushels, against 2,174,053
last week and 2,973,601 this week last
year. For the IL weeks ending Sep.
tember %, exports are 1854 1862 bush,
els, against 25,O31,O23 in the CORE
spending period last year.
Corn exports for the week are $685..
266 bushels, against 174,O79 last week
and 94,41S in 1909. For the IL weeks
ending September %, corn exports are
s,062,262 bushels against 1,235,36i
last year.
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i'e lor desert vegetation, the installation
"lu construction OF telephone light and power
NohhecIlonS' ana OF a road to the site of the lab
oratory about two miles from Tucson This
spirit or hearty cooperation has animated every
organization IN the city, and has enabled the lab
ordtory 10 gain control of domain of $50 acres,
OF the greatest usefulness for general experiment
tai work
Extending northward for nearly 100 miles
from Ell Paso is the noted Jornada del Muerta
(Journey of Death), which has width of 80
to 40 miles. 1t formed portion of the route
connecting the earliest settlements along the Rio
Grande and here the traveller was compelled to
leave the stream far to the westward in it's
deeply cut inaccessible canyon and toll for two
or three days in the burning heat without water
except such as might be carried It was for three
centuries one Of the most menacing and hazard
GUS overland Journeys to be encountered in the
American desert. Recent Investigations however
have shown that the region traversed is in real
ity basin, and that water is to be found as in
many other deserts, within reasonable distance
of the surface.
Beyond lies an equally remarkable desert, the
Otero basin, which is the bed of an ancient lake,
and is noted for great salt and soda fat salt
lake, and, most striking of ALL the white Sands"
an area Of about 300 square miles covered with
dunes of gypsum sand rising to a maximum
height of 60 feet.
The surface of the dunes is sparkling white
due to the dry condition Of the gypsum powder
but few inches beneath it is of yellowish or
buff color and is distinctly moist and cool to the
touch even when the air is extremely hot
The most characteristic plant of the dunes is
the three-eaf sumac (Rhus trilobata), which oc
cure in the form of single hemispherical bushes
four to eight feet high, the lower branches hug
ging the sand. The plant grows vigorously, the
trunk at or beneath the surface often reaching
a diameter of three inches. The binding and pro-
tecting effect of this bush is often shown in
striking manner when in the cutting down of an
older dune by the wind a column of sand may
be left protected above from the sun by the close
covering of the branches and leaves and the sand
in the column itself bound together by the long,
penetrating roots. One Of these columns
about Is feet high from its base to the summit
of the protecting bush and about feet in diam
eter at the base.
marked popularity Of the White Sands is
that cottonwood is occasionally found In the
lower dunes, reaching foot in diameter, but sell
dom more than Is feet in height; yet at the same
time not mesquite was seen. The mesquite is
tree requiring less moisture than the cotton
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function to this pur-
pose to some extent,
W h ii e the fleshy
leaves of Agave
marmorata and 9th
er species and of
Hectia, are essen
TALLY storage or
gans for reserve
foo d and surplus
water. Here Is also
a Euphorbia and a
Pedilanthus, with
thick upright cylin-
drical stems, in
which the storage
function is made
more effective by
the possession of a
thick milk juice.
AS one proceeds
to the ancient ruins
of Militia, sc miles
to the southeast
ward of OaXaca. the
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Raised skyward.

The suburban man was all sym.
pathy.
What's the trouble, my dear?" he
asked as he came home and found his
wife in tears.
'T-trouble enough" sobbed his
young wife, you k-know that five
d-dollar incubator the man sold me
Well, it exploded today and blew
all the chickens through the roof. >
"Oh, well, cheer up, Martha. The
man said 1t would raise chickens, and
you see 1t did"
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THE INDISPENSABLE MAN

as clerk of the committee in 1873,
when Senator Morrill, of Vermont was
its chaidman, and continued to the
end Of Senator Aldrich's chosen time
for retirement. He saw new senators
come and veteran senators go, and
alike he outstayed them. They had
the honors and the victories and the
fame, but he was indispensable. The
sense Of knowledge and authority over
his superiors which such man pos
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Now and then government clerk
dies in secondary position and lit
tie note is taken of his death beyond
the bare comment that he served vir-
tually lifetime in certain capacity.
In way this may be reflection on
his usefulness. Probably men like
Thomas P. Cleaves, who was clerk Of
the senate committee on appropria-
tions for 81 years, find their relative
obscurity pleasant. He began work