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The Washington herald., 1910-09-25

has the true vision Of the empire build
eF who sees lasting good 10 the coun-
try in the extension Of the steel lines
Of prosperity and hears the epic song
OF America IN the thun6crous beat OF
the driving wheels on the rails. II he
acquires a great personal fortune II
the process Il IS only a small percent
age Of the wealth which he adds 10 the
nations resources.
This man Stiiwen. now figuring 80
largely in the substreta Of railroad
mems computations. twenty years ago
was asking people IN Chicago 70 step
UP TO the insurance medical examiner
and have themselves measured fer in
surance policies. From figuring en-
dowments to calculating railroad profits
young Mr.. StilWeIl Che Is still one year
on the sunny side Of hfty) went BY
way Of the finance route. His first big
money Job vas the vice presidency Of
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Trust
company. Later he became president
OF the Guardian Trust company. Thon
he projected and built the belt line
road around Kansas City. The railroad
possibilities Of the western Missouri
metropolis next caught his rowing eye.
and he became the leading spirit Of tbs
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf rail-
road. with a terminus at Port Arthur,
Tex. The Port" part OF the name is
easily explained, but II may not be
known generally that the Arthur is
derived from Mr.. StilwelTs Christian
name. There are not many city names
that had their origin in just that way
Several years ago. when Mr.. Stilwelrs
natural financial ability was not re-
enforced by as much practical expert
ence and wisdom as il is now, he lost
control OF the Kansas City, Pittsburg
and Gulf 10 a combination OF financiers
in which. IT Is said, Messrs Gates,
Gould and Hartman were interested.
Later the name OF the road was chang
ed to the Kansas City Southern. He
had projected that road and carried
his ideas TO a successful conclusion
without the aid Of Wall street fnan-
ciers, and his newest railroad has no
branch lire running In the vicinity Of
Wall and Broad streets.
The Kansas City, Mexico and Orient
is a remarkably well built road, many
novel ideas being utilized in its con-
struction. It's average grades are said
TO be less than per cent. It's Pacific
coast terminus, TopolobaEnpo. which
will be known as Port Stilwen. is be-
lieved TO have the finest harOor on the
North American Pacific coast south OF
San Francisco II IS 200 miles nearer
to New York than San Francisco is 10
the nations metropolis The opening
Of the Panama canal. 1t is asserted. wiz
enhance to a tremendous extent the
value and Importance Of the business
10 be done by the new road
ARNOLD MADAN&
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and soldier. who was born in 1898 at
Canonsburg. Pa and settled later in
Ohio. He died in 1863 from q bullet
wound received while fighting against
Morgan No less than nine OF his sons
served In either the army or the navy.
most Of them IN the latter branch OF
the military service. All OF them won
honorable records. Three OF them were
killed in the war. It would be invidi
Gus to choose any of the tribe OF
Dan" as having q better military rec
ord than any OF the others, but the
fact may be mentioned that Alexander
Mcdowell McCoOk. the fifth son of
Daniel McCoOk. reached q higher rank
than his father or any OF his brothers,
being commissioned major general OF
volunteers in the war and commanding
the Twentieth army corps. In March.
1855, his gallant service won him the
brevet rank Of major general In the
regular army. He was the only one Of
the Fighting McCooks" TO be grad
uated from the United States Military
academy at West Point.
OF the tribe Of Dan" the only sur
viving member is John James Nc
Cook, who is a well known New York
lawyer and is active in civic affairs in
the city and the nation. Before Ieav-
ing the army, in 1866, this McCook had
advanced from the humble place OF
private in the Sixth Ohio cavalry to
that Of brevet lieutenant colonel, al
though he was only twenty years old
when the war ended. He was the
youngest of all the Fighting Nc
Cooks" He was a friend OF the late
President Mckinley, and the latter In
vited him to take a seat in his cabinet.
The Junior branch Of the Fighting
McCooks" IS known as the tribe Of
John" Its head being DR.. John Nc
Cook, younger brother of Daniel. DR..
McCook was fifty-five years old when
the civil war commenced, but he served
for time as a volunteer surgeon, and
no sent his five sons to the front All
of the five and the father escaped
death In the war. and the sons lived
to become prominent in civil life.
Three Of them-Anson G. McCook,
soldier; Henry c. McCook, clergyman,
Allu JStAa pdiflSa AASSOohs SlcT6JII1an
and sociologist-are still in the land
Of the living. The fourth son, Roder-
ick s., a naval commander, died in
1886. and another son, Edward Moody,
soldier and former governor OF Colo
RADIO, died last year.
There are, of course. innumerable
interesting details of the military serv-
ice Of the McCooks for which space is
wanting here. The eighth son OF Dam
lei McCook died at Bull Run July 2l.
1861. saying to his father, II will never
surrender"
Probably the south has family rec
ords approaching in honor those of
the McCooks, but they are not known
to fame. The Lees Of Virginia offer a
case in point. General Robert f. Lee
had two sons and a nephew. besides
other relatives, in active service in the
cause Of the south. It is generally
known that his father was the famous
Revolutionary general. Light Horse
Harry Lee
~ 49, WAITER P. HUDSON.
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within the United States and in Mexico
a large portion of the remainder Of the
line has not only been graded, but the
track is also in course OF construction
and the work is being pushed with ra-
pidity. Mere than thirty new towns have
been settled and established along the
line of the road. and II is estimated
that no less than 100000 acres OF good
farming land have been put under cult
walton in Kansas. Oklahoma and Texas
as a result of the construction OF the
completed portion OF the road. More
than 100000 acres Of farming land will
be tributary TO the road between WIGHT
ia and the Rio Grande. a distance of
Sl4 miles.
Here is where we digress to say
something about Arthur Edward Still
we'll His is the mind that has projected
this road. and to him be the honor. He
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II is not often that he has to refer to
the career OF man who has had two
railroad termini named after him and
possesses the imagination of a writer
OF epic poetry combined with the genius
and ability Of great flnancier.
To get right into the middle of
things" as the old Latin saying has It.
We'll begin by saying that the Kansas
City, Mexico and Orient railroad, now
being built. is intended to afford the
shortest possible railroad route between
the Missouri river and the Pacific
ocean. To do so it has to cross the in
ternational boundary and run part OF.
the way in Mexico. but such little
things do not bother a man Of Mr.
StilwelPs caliber. He probably would
cross three or four boundaries or per-
haps wipe them out all together If they
got In his way. The K. c., ID. and O.
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BY CHARLES N. LURE.

~ UPPOSE-this is only a very
~ remote supposition, mind
4 that the monarchs Of most Of
~ the principal countries OF Eu-
rope were assembled in one place-as
one spot, in fact Then let as suppose
that some international Guy Fawkes
were TO set of bomb that would send
all the crowned heads TO join their
forefathers in their respective Val
hallas. Do you know that IN that case
most of the scepterS of Europe would
come into the hands Of mere children,
almost without exception youngsters
under sixteen. and in some cases mere
infants?
Probably never before IN the history
of Europe have the monarchs. taken
collectively, been such young men. Il
follows as a natural corollary that the
heirs to their thrones are stiIl younger,
save In a few cases. such as that Of
King Manuel Of Portugal, in which the
rulers are unmarried Should Manuel
die his heir would be his uncle, the
Duke of Oporto. brother OF the late
King Carlos. and, Of course. consider
ably senior to Manuel.
Interesting Lot of Youngsters.
Taken all together. the little chaps
who in the natural course Of events
viii sit on the thrones Of Europe are a
decidedly interesting lot. There is, OF
course, the usual tendency TO exag-
gerate their doings and sayings and to
ascribe 10 them degree Of precoeity
that exists only in the minds Of admir-
ing sycophants of royalty. But for
many years the tendency in European
royal circles has been to rear the chill
dren as simply as possible, letting
them live their little human lives with
out untinely insistence on the right
and privileges of royalty. Most OF the
photographs show the princelings as
having good times with their toys and
their playmates. happily unconscious
OF the fact that they are numbered
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New Air Line Railway From the
Middle West to MeXiCO'S West Coast

then. runs from Kansas City, Mo, in a
direct straight line-about IS straight
as surveyors could run it-in a south
westerly direction TO the port OF Topo-
lobampo, soon TO be known as Port
Stilwell. on the Pacific coast Of Mexico,
just below the opening Of the gulf OF
California II travsrses the American
states Of Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas
and several Mexican states. crossing
the Rio Grande at Fl Orc, Tex. In its
course through Mexico It taps the great
and rich states Of chihuahua and Sina-
loa, through which it passes. and also
other nearby states.
The total length OF the line is I,65s
niles. The road is completed and in
operation for more than 600 miles. Both
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grandsons filing good share Of the
public attention. They are Prince
Olaf. only son OF King Haakon Of
Norway; Prince Frederick OF Den
mark. son OF Crown Prince Christian.
and Prince Gustaf Adolf OF Sweden.
son Of the crown prince Of the same
name. The princes are respectively.
seven, eleven and four years old. The
foreign illustrated papers have devoted
much space IN the past 20 Prince Olaf.
who is said to be the sunniest bright
est little scion OF royalty in Europe.
Judging from many accounts Of his
doings. he is a regular 'cut-Up." He is
q great favOrite in England. the for
mer home OF his mother. who was
Princess Maud OF Wales. daughter OF
the Prince OF Wales (afJerward King
Edward VII), before her marriage 10
Prince Frederick of Denmark The
latter became King Haak0n Of Nor
way when that country separated from
Sweden in 1905. Prince Olaf is almost
without a rival for first place In the
affections OF his grandmother. Queen
Mother Alexandra.
The crown prince OF Italy IS Prince
Humbert, thiro child and only son Of
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena. He is a dark eyed bright
faced little boy Of six. who IS being
brought up in the simplest fashion
possible By his mother, dearly beloved
OF the Italian people for her solicitude
for their welfare. Her son shares her
place in the affections Of the people
Of the peninsula Among the other
little royalties OF Europe OF whom one
finds frequent mention in the foreign
journals are Prince Boris Of Bulgaria,
the sixteen-year-old son OF the new
car. and Prince LultpoId ot Bavaria,
great-grandson Of the very aged
Prince Luitpold. regent Of Bavaria.
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n re IS the Coils P. Huntington
go and the Edward II. Hartman
q OF the present day and II
n = may well be OF the future,
say the financial prognOsticators. To
the middle southwest he is what James
]. Hill is 10 the great northwest. He is
Arthur Edward Stilwell, promoter and
builder Of the Kansas City. Pittsburg
and Gulf railroad. now called the Kan
sas City Southern railway. and head
and front of the Kansas City. Mexico
and Orient railroad, now under con-
struction. II is OF the Kansas City,
Mexico and Orient that this story will
treat mainly. but the writer hopes he
will be pardoned If he wanders some
times to mention Mr.. Stilwen You sea,
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There - another characteristic which
,oldwin smith also shares with Socrates
socrates lived NJ time Of revolution in
Greek thought The aga Of custom and
tradition had passed and the az. OF the
doubling and critical -ophists had arrived
The gospel al the sophIsts was sc.p,icism
But at the heart Of -cep'icIsm Socrnte-
found ground for new constructive belief
But neither traditionalists nor -csp,ic.
understood him. and he was put 70 death for
denying the gois and corrupting the youth
Of athens
Goodwin smith too lived In an age of
transition ~ Young man he accepted
the traditional views NJ reii gion and morality
But h. found these views assaulted and a.
he came 70 believe undermined by natural
science and historical criticism He re-
fused. however. to become a reac'irnary
conservative on the on" hand or y despair
ing agnosttC on IA. other Like Sncrarc.
he insisted that II science and criticism,
went far enough they would find a soI,,,
ground for the reconstruction or morality
and religion IN the moral and -pirttu,I
nature ~ man And h- great ..rytc.
n This field was his constant ami reiterated
emphasis 81 tn" fact that moral a nd spiritual
facts wsr" a. real a. physical and bIoIoctcuI
facts Tn" churches III rigid or'hoIoyv
Of course denounc"i and "N'ommunic,t.I
him But he himself told m. h.. vo. nm
Wiling 10 CHt himself on from the Cliyint.
life 81 his generation. and therefore CON.
nsctcd himself a. an adh.rrnt. though no,
a. member with an moons picunu- liitl.
church in Toronto which he also remembered
In hi- will Thither ne went sunday altar
sunday. even after hi- hearing became i'm
paired And houkh he creed uf he. in.,nhsr.
of that church wa- different from his tl.v
seemed 80 feel that IN spirit Goodwin smith
vas at on. with them. P"rhap- what h..
said Of John stuart Mill, whom be- call. IN.
most rirIctly conscientious man .v.,
kn"w. MAJ b" applied To himself Il Inv.
always looked upon him ~ notable. IN
,tRnc: Of III" division which ~ taking pIa..
between the 'ogmaa and tho r'htr- -,
Christianity. tn" dpgmaz remaining win
: he ORTHODOXY. the ethics often going T.. IN.
in'd"l pon IN" ethics II - to h- h,t,,l
I hrI-f"ndom will T.'unIt-
Goodwin Smith. say. Lib. Sncraf.s Va.
q rey"rent inquirer after truth and right
not only in history and politics hut IN morals
and religion also In m. historical 0..lJ
h. was an acknou l-'lgsd MASTER he had
read quite extensively THOd.rn theories ~
ethics. and hia mind vas s'....pad " th tb.,
rthl', Oi ArI-fOtl~ and th" Sew Testament
~" had also 'amliaTl>rd himself with IN.
general 'h""re1i" conclusions II phy-iral
aud natural science and ~ Biblical rr,ti-
ci-m. In the Igh, NJ ali this n.v knOvI-
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five hundred dollars a year. In 1919
congress pass..d an at increasing tho
salaries OF IN. Federal Judges which
provided that there should thereafter
De paid TO the Chief Justice ~ the
supreme Court ~ the United states "
the sum II thirteen thousand dollars.
On the other hand m" Judiciary law
provides. that all writS and PROGRESSES
issuing from the supreme Court or "a
Circuit Cu!rt shall bear the t'ste u the
Chief Justice Of the United States.
Considering III" phras"ology Of the
Constitution md If all th. acts Of Con-
greS- taken together, the fair Inference
would seem To- he that Justice WHITE i
the Chief Justice of the United States
and nv vIrtu" of that office the Chief
.hl~tlC" If the supreme Court of the
nited States
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4 RE,L OID NEW IORkER.
Transportation Troubles In the Guys
Early Years.

To rHs FpTroH ~ rae SrN DOES "DII
New InrEcr' rerocct the municipal 'crryhSats
that u-ci to r,n from the foot NJ Whitehall street
tn ~ George In the carly part " thI. century
recall that ms father U-et ~ S~nd sirrl~~>
messages f-rr these boats t~prg how long Ia
keen >urp~r whiting A. the voyage extended any
yh-T, from = = " tr midnight
Or~ night remember my fafhcr v!rprscI
the family ~ coming home before or'nr-
NJ, mother aSke-i whether hr had b-~n bus
ness Inst day thin~lng that N" hai become il
and nai cf' his office at noon
SO n- replied ioog the usual boat ani tho
engineer, tgird new Kind ~ resin on the bear
ing, ~ the engines They we're fortunate In
pIrkiny up q Sandy Hook pilot 81 Robbins Reef
VINO brought she Vessel To- port
Nlong about 1918 IL was Inquired out ~ \ Ia. but
10 wears old that rHrsr bon'~ wIud run much
faster II IN" propeller, were taken from Zach end
and rgr abrAw iuI- running ~" t~~'l,, sli~Cays.
~. theory w. suSard a. bS th' builder h4' hi,
cai,f!Ia tInn- were 50 convincing shat 'nr change
Wa made and sure enough The boats made she
Trip In thlTty fninut",
ThI, pr~cuciDy~ youth now nt4h ~ ~ D. ~
innate %, Sa'rr,' snug IIfrbov Hra - "" b. now
xnt NJ, drn from = model he nr'yrI V'rh IN NJ,
m0fh~I Sa.tiUb. b"N"sN INNS.
saw urk december ~. l.s
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ton Counsel. If my clerk hs said
cheerfully. did not know better form
for drawing bin than no 1.-THE Corpora-
tion Counsell does. would discharge
him Besides:
Whose spelling ~ chauffeur Il Adopted IN
this bin l. that the reformed spelling
II III, CoH9rcssi0rJi Rec I'd has not
been tamp.red with, the spelling seems
conservative: -chauffeurs. chauffeur. :
How does Mr. MANN spell il? II 1T is
going To h. cut down AZ all. h" con-
tinued, why not make il plain and spell
il 'shofer. as. We believe. the brilliant
Cook county statesman and poet Bath
House JOHN does?
-Shof"r is mighty spelling and may
prevail, bat will not MIR MANS tell us
tho unr"iormed unabridged and cor
rect spelling nf tho swift word Mean
while his animadversionS show that he
rs. IN one OF the French senses OF chant
feur. -homme Tres gal, boute-en-train
de soCiste.-
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THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
Dr. Washington Sustained IN the Town
Controlled by Negroes.

To THE EDITOR or THE SrS-Sir: Com
mcnts on your editorial article Of December
bv our leading negro journal. RI, Neg
YORK Age. caused me to procure and read
carefully what THE SrS says on A Curious
Document
There is no longer any division among
large ma jority OF the thoughtful member. Of
my race on the sentiment you expressed The
negro race. like others. can make It's way 70
the top only by patience and perseveran'e.
and while a few calamity howlers and a
Inning i'm otent contingent may succeed n
creating a bad impression here and there
even 20 the extent OF getting the ear Of som"
across the water. there are enough OF IL tnt.-
ing upward in the night. as well As IN the
day. TO make good.
The masses OF my people. "a well "a tho
leaders in this section. believe in tn. doc
trine preac he'd by DIR. Washington and he
kind. and while protesting all the way AMI
at all times against uni I~t discrimination nj
insisting on a square deal. vet they trust the
American people. North and South. for tlr
nnal and complete fulflmsnt OF all gunrnn-
ieed US under the Constitution OF this couu-
try the bert and most open door to all o..
people. rich and poor. high and low. upon u
face of the earth CHARLES BANKS.
Cashier Bank Of Mound Bayo.
MorSp BAYOU. Miss. December IL.
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A MODERN SOCRATES.
President srhnrman sf Cornell University
oa s.olsis in smith.

EEfr1csi f'p, IN isrrt, iiR nsgaf ~ re Br0osIsr
iSIdesss Of ATS ard |c'sn'r.
His political yi.ws brought him into con
fiCt with ths sentiments and ideas of the
Canadian people and Canadian parties
There was. in fact. littl" reason for antaEo-
ni-m. for Goodwin smith never proposed
any practical measures for carrying out the
political views which he entertained In
RESPECT 'o canada II was. however. bis
belief, a belief which h. shared with most
nj IN" Liberals and -om- Of the Tory states
men OF his generation. thai III" British "1' :
ONES would ultimately h"com. indie pen dent.
This he believed To h" the destiny OF Aus
tralia. New Zealand and the other self
governing British colonies but in the ca -"
nj canada he believed that in the cours" ~
events thrrr would come not only political
separation from the mother country. btit
political union with m" great sister r-puhl"
/" IN" -ou'h lie expected this Consumma-
non. however. partly from III" influence al
physical and economic causes and partly
through gradual change OF sentiment and
IDEAS alike ia Canada. Grrat Britain and
The I nitrd states No man was morr em-
opposed to ann. Nation. meaning
nv annexation the for"ihl- Incorporation OF
IN" Dominion 81 Canada into the nitsh
States. Ms faith. however. Wa. that in
process OF time ths-. now diyid branches
If the English speaking rae. on the Amer
Ican continent would by identity Of senti-
m.nt and interest gradually he drawn to-
He'her and ultimately Coala<ce into one \
unified continent. Il single republic Of English
peoples. was his dream. nav. his
hope and expectation And though he died
" tthout seeing the substance Of the thing he
hoped for, hP never doubted that later gen
"rationS would greet the vision
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VOLUNTEERS or AMERICA.
Booths Annual Appeal f"r
C0Usr ii,ut ions.

To INV FpIToR oT THR SUS--Str: In order ia
proIong the Christmas cheer and well heinz oi
the cry poor and deserving families whom m
Volunteers " America assist We have accepted
th- practical proposition OF sending into 'hrir
homes a substantial package ~ meat poultry.
groceries fTuiL toys Sc We trust the number
80 relieved will reach lnGn
Nc have found In our experience that Snr- =
ihos- who arc most In need are the last AM --'si
dls,dcni 10 make their dire n-crssItrS known.
rassrd the most poverty stricken. for even SONS
~ refinement and more than ordinary ability -rn-n
out sincere and earnest hands FOR assistance
Only to tay ! hcari ~ a woman superior a
mind. who has tnur ,i''lc children. Her hustt st
= working. but receives only meacrr arn.-'
and but for tho Volunteers opportunc Aid l.-.rs
the year rhey must nave starved To >a." 7Sr
money she carried her child twenty bloc .
max" personally the request thnt w. do NOT = :
her with the 'hrisirra, raciage which wi. IN
much 10 hcr Al THIS time
such cases teach the necessity ~ Nhi.Ar't- N1v
being quick ~ well A. wise. Of The chlrarf"- sat
renders the best service - well as the .~esI
n,cStigAuon
Every dollar which your readers give >hh 10
u,~d to the beat possible adv anagr III" receipt
~ the money ut once enabIs- US to cover 80
AREA 81 tho n~c'iy ami distressed In tTr Nl
subscriptions will be ach lrdgri bN u'''.AI
receipt. - last year Contributions should nr ."1i
- President BaIllngrnn Booth. " West Two"
eighth street New York city
B,LLiSoroS po0TH.
President Volunteers Of America
NEw YORK. december II,