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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29


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men ownership of railways the politician
puts it, By this do not
housh ought 10 De- but that 1t is the most
sidering" - ~ ~ ~ ~
This book Government Railways by Anthony
ana published by G. p. Punam's
Judge van Wagenen a
Der OF the cabinet William Jennings
that Gross of Gold 1896,
stood show to be member of the cabinet
Boies.
After the Mckinley reaconary got up
Wagenen invited. a
ripped wide open with
preceding by year or two Bryans celebrated
Madison Square garden ownership Speech.
Bryan cold
argument which
ment all over the world For instance the Bombay
railways this volume is timely
The book is brief and plain history of the
SNIP The style is dspassionate, and with few
argument is strong and sincere
These comments the book show that
fleets the character of the man who wrote it.
notable chapter
whether
he says not There used to be people who called
socialism,
the mail
cialst but Van doesn't think Formerly
argued that the to into
therefore sociaist
that it
He points that not the world is
gradually doing by collective
state especially running
men houses markets. street railways and the like This
voaes government ownership of railways
socialism.
THE who hope to stop the
general movement all along the line He will
turning
least Objectionable activities He will have pioneers
did when to protect their houses the prairie
they engaged in back firing As things
yatey owned railroads unconcousy
bring about a condition of complete socialism," Il
Concluded Tomorrow
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Before it happened the officers
all said ooh, it won't do any
harm. We plan to turn the Puri-
tan over in week or so to the
naval militia of Maine. The exper-
iment will not injure it." But it
did. In fact it blew the wadding
out of the craft. The Puritan was
sunk and the turret side cracked.
1t will take several months to re-
pair the ship, and the spending of
several hundred thousand dollars.
craft committee on retrenchment
and economy please take notice.
And now the navy gentlemen are
trying to explain. What they will
have trouble in explaining to the
entire satisfaction of the public Is
the fact that it should take such
an expensive argument to break
through the prejudice of the Of
ficers for civilians.
hear that LIFE has been
bought by Pierpont Morgan. Gee.
He will have THE APPEAL TO
REASON next.
Speaking of military inventions
did you know that officers in our
naval service are permitted to take
patents on devices worked out with
government assistance? Fact.
There are quite a number of men
in our navy department who are
growing rich from the royalties on
patents = devices affecting the
mechanism of guns, etc.--whicn
patents were worked out during
office hours and with the help of
craftsmen and experts under their
orders. Some of these patents
have been sold to manufacturing
firms which furnish foreign gov
ernments with the same devices
furnished our ships.
Just before it happened John
Hays Hammond met President
Taft and asked him how he felt.
The president replied that he felt
much like the small boy who.
while going -across wide field was
pursued by large and buttsome
Billygoat. The boy thought of only
one thing to do, namely to run,
which he did with all his might,
About half across the field he
looked back and saw that the goat
was rapidly gaining. Then he de-
cided that there was on other
thing he could do, which was to
pray. But it was too late. "And
l am not sure" said Mr.. Taft,
that l have not delayed prayer
too long" So l suspect that Mr..
Taft knows he was bumped.
{. Sincerely, n RATH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29
History and Prophecy

In 1892 Grover Cleveland borne to the White House
tidal OF goodwill, but
time He signed unpopular tariff BILL divided his
That is history.
In 1908 William Howard Taft
House goodwill but like Cleveland
for the evils of his time He, signed
and divided his party into warning factions.
That is history
When his
carried In by an angry wave of protest against the reactonay spirit
OF those IN powerhe had opportunity might
redeemed failure himself
the leader the
the vision but
merely wdened the breach
and those who wanted
revolutionary presidential struggle
That is prophecy.
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OBSERVATIONS
FIvE-CENT fare, universal transfers-what next?

FIvEcENT fare universal transfers-what next?
persistent
the railway
the whole railroad
THE ignorance n p ordinance
played the for it Indicates
that the people did the whole
MExIco's army numbers every pri-
Yates there officers
DIAz president of year. just now
he's earning Of .
NATIONAL debt oOO half of 1t payable
in silver. = " ~ 1
OF the Santa Monica auto Rugged
Dy two women at according
Ike It, too But really be awful say
HAsisfsTEIN singing for
but him. Hogi 80 .
CHAMPION JACK nervous prostration
and loss Mental u.s. II per-
sisted In.
VARIETY butchers n avenue when told
by that meat prices had said
other said, Ha, ha, hal"
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Thou Shalt Not

onethlrd Of the yet
he
of Lxnd be To to
unite sacrifice
the of the best approved European methods safeguarding
life limb.
The thousands of miners already killed
their
1t be that mines private ownership be
speedily brought under public
trenched
But the coal the public domain belongs people,
the people how 1t shall be owned mined
these public tragedies
shall repeated
let us to ignorance and greed Thou shalt
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

"When people go git little
money, they Jest begin ter realize
how little it isl
I'm madly in love with a girl in
this town;
The prettiest, happiest, joyful
est lassi
She is sweet and sunpy-never a
frown; ~
Even WHEY, she loves this Mary
Christmas.
A fine recipe for girls COM
plexion is to get kissed against her
will.
The Colorado legislature will
now proceed to Speer the people
for the interests.
Rolling stones never become
mossbacks.
Millionaires so thick in New
York they've got to build a new
opera house for their diamond dis
plays. Capacity 5000 million
aires; $479,000.O00,000 in jew
elry.
The emperor of Japan has a
monopoly on tobacco He .buys
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LOVE LETTERS Or.
A SCHOOL MA AM
Gathered by
Dora w. Featherstone.
Letter No. 8.
ANOTHER ANGEL CHILD

Teacher, dear Miss
We are sending our little Pearl
to school today for the first time.
He is an only child and badly
spoiled we know, but we mean to
start in today to be firm with him
and hope with the help of his
teachers to make a Man of him.
With best wishes
MIR. AND MRS. -.
p. S. Let us know from time to
time \of your struggles with
Pearly. We may be able to give
you a tip. -
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GARD OF THANKS

hereby give my hearty and
deepfelt thanks to all who assist
ed me during my wife's sickness
and death. especially thank
Rev. J. M. Gregersen of the DAN
ish Lutheran church, the Danish
Ladies' Aid society and my former
neighbors in Gig Harbor. +s%
*** RASMUS SORENSEN.
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be government ownership of rail-
ways.
Other writers have said that,
perhaps, in due course of time,"
we may or may not come to the
point of seriously considering the
possibility of adopting some of the
features, but not many, in all
probability, of that system of
public ownership of railways
which has proven more or less
successful in a large number of
the somewhat civilized nations of
the world-BUTi
OF course, the library shelves
are crowded with books written
by railway advocates, showing
that government ownership is an
awful thing and cannot for one
moment be considered, but pri-
vata ownership like that with
which we are blessed is the only
and divinely ordained method of
transporting goods and people.
Isn't it fine, then, to have a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

leading prohibi-
tionists.
He read law
and was admit
ted to the bar,
taught school,
e n t e + e d the
Methodist min
istry, became
literature pro-
fessor and vice
president o {
Northern Ohio
university, and
is now presi-
dent of Asbury
college, Wilmore,
Ky.
His good run
a s candidate
for governor of
Ohio in 1905
tnd RI bic NOM,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

Does Andy
too?" replied
Schnitzel Smith.
"Sure; he was
10 yesterday,
said Eben.
"Well, sir, l
1idn't send him
anything" said
SchnitZel Smith,
and wouldn't
send him a
pleasant look if
ION ware to nav
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

Congressman Berger sometimes
eats pie from his hand. If you
never did it, you've missed a great
deal of joy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

Wanted--Boys 70 sell papers
on the most prominent corners OF
the city. Good pay. Apply to
Mr.. Perkins. Tacoma Times, or
phone A1733-Main 1888. '"s
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

corn is made into "tortillas," a
kind of cake, or into mush called
"possole."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP is CERTAIN

Judge Writes a Book Which Declares Federal AS
sumption of Railroads is FsParamOunt ssue"-A Review
by Herbert Quick
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29
A mob of sympathizers.
TODAY IN HISTORY

Nov. 20, 1902, Ohio was ad-
mitted to the Union. This is very
- -'
important, as
otherwise Amer
lean h / s or y
might have had
to be written
without the>bril-
- liant achieve
ments of William Howard Taft.
Ban b. johnson and George B..
Cox, not to mention Nicholas
Longworth. Ohio is intensely pa
triotic, for no matter how much
the people of the United States
abuse their president, the people
OF Ohio always have favorite
son ready and willing to go "un-
der the gum" as the saying is, for
the next four years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29
SCHuITzEL SENT NO
BIRTHDAY GIFT TO
The LAIRD O SKIBO

what did We send Androo Car
neejy for his birthday inquired
Eben Upper.
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ination for vice president in 1908.
May his good spirits never dry
mn
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29
OUR DAILY
Birthday Party

Aaron s. Watkins, forty-seven
years old today, is one of the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29
BY HERBERT QUICK.

writer transportation speaks out in meeting and
tells world that the great step American must
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10 the manufacturers.
The DEVILS Own.
l want to be an angel,
AND with the angels dwell:
simply couldn't live fore'er
Wlth soothing syrup quacks in
hell
The Portuguese army has
about $4,000 men and $4,000 re-
Iserves.
Editor Most Anything: We've
got a new. college yell out our
way for street car use. This is the
way 1t goes: "Rah, rah, rah; rah,
rah, rah! Turn o some heat or
we'll get off the carl" GIVE car,
the "ah" sound as in Boston,
Jimmy.
The sultan of Morocco believes
that certain members of legisla-
tive bodies should have their ears
cut of. Congress meets Monday,
Dec. 5.
~
The American Federation of
Labor is the largest labor organi-
cation in the world. Then follow
Germany, England and France.
Speaking of short names,
there's Aab, East Indian student
at Harvard. Just Aab is all the
monicker he's got, handle and all,
but he gets-the best position In the
directory
Golf balls used to be made of
feathers, packed hard.
II knew you would be here this
evening"" said little brother.
"Intuition?" asked the big sis
ter's fellow.
mo, observation. You always
come on the evening Sis refuses
onions at dinner
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Most HnYfbfn@

from the growers at his own price
and sells again, at his own price,
to the manufacturers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

Hand-painted china. Cochran
Stndio. The Hyson. zee
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Entered at the postoffice at Tacoma, Wash, as
second class matter TEtEGRAPHfC SERVICE
OF UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION
PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING EXCEPT sun
DAY by THE TACOMA TIMES PUBLISHING
COMPANY.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

The American Federation of
Labor is the largest labor organi-
cation in the world. Then follow
Germany, England and France.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

The sultan of Morocco believes
that certain members of legisla-
tive bodies should have their ears
cut of. Congress meets Monday,
dec. 5.
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HAMsfERsTEIN wants Tetrazzni enjoined from 81
snyone but him. Hogi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-11-29

Golf balls used to be made OF
feathers, packed hard.
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MExCo's army numbers $4,000 men, and for ever,
Yates there is officers
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"When people go git little
money. they jest begin ter realize
how little it is"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
BIG DEAL IN UTAH
DecOrahiaDs Interesting Themselves
i'm Series of Lumber Yards.
j. II. BAKER As MANAGER
May Enlarge Big Salt Like City
Yard and Establish Branches
Throughout the West.

We are in receipt of a copy of the
Salt Lake City Tribune, which con-
tains an article showing that the
trip of Messrs. +. j Curtin and G..
F. Baker and their wives to Salt
Lake City included something more
than a mere visit with the family
of j. H. Baker. 1t was also to con-
slider a big business deal, which in
wolves the charging of the Sierra
Nevada Lumber Co. which is man
aged by j. II. Baker, and the es-
tablishment of series of branch
yards throughout the state. The
item referred to is as follows:
Tentative plans have been made
for practically doubling the present
capitalization of the Sierra Nevada
Lumber company, thus making it
one of the biggest retail lumber con-
Germs in the state. E. j. Curtin and
G. F. Baker, prominent Iowa lum-
bermen and bankers, are in the city
comforting with Manager ]. Fl. Ba-
of increased capitalization. 1t is
extremely probable that the Iowans
will interest themselves financially
in the company.
1T is expected that within a week
or so articles of incorporation of the
enlarged concern viii be filed. 1t is
planned to establish branch houses
in various cities and towns of Utah,
all operated from the parent con-
Germ in Salt Lake City. The places
in which these branches will be es-
tablished have not yet been decided
upon. The increase in capitaliza-
tion will deDend to a great extent
On the number of branch houses.
1T is also intended to enlarge
the capacity Of the local yards at 35
South Third West street"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
HOW TO BOOST OUR CITY.

Many people have a sense of
humor too keen for the advance of
their town. When any proposition
looking toward civic or business
betterment is suggested, their first
thought is a perception of its weak
nesses- or absurd aspects. There is
a certain se'f satisfaction in being
able to pick flaws not s en- by duller
fellow citizens The contagion of
fault finding spreads, the town rises
to a guffaw about it, and one more
chance to go ahead is laid TO sleep
under daisi s.
The power Of criticism is an un-
important faculty compared with
the power of construction. A cor
ner loafer may make perfectly just
criticisms on the governor or the
presid mt, but only one man in a
hundred thousand or a million can
do the work of those jobs.
To boost a town, restrain the too
easily exercised gift of criticism on
public enterprise That is the spirit
of the great new West, whore all
take hold and try out new ideas for
whatever they may be worth
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
ROCK ISLAND SURVEY
Proposed Extension From DecOrah
to OWatonna Assuming Form.
woRKiNG OFT OF owAToNNA
Seck'ngi Information About City
Lots in Decorah, and Other
Matters Which looks Like
Business.

We have been doing a lot of
specializing upon the reported ex-
tension of the Rock Island railroad
from Decorah to Owatonna, Mimi,
and thus making a short through
line from Chicago to the Twin Ci-
ties, but every step of the specula-
tion makes the chances just that
much stronger for the extension of
the line. Some weeks ago the big
guns of the railroad. a whole train
load of them. men who had never
seen Decorah or the line in this
section, the men who "do things"
visited Decorah and looked the city
and ADJACENT country over care
fully. One of them told the writer
that there was something in the air
for Decorah. but he was not at
liberty to state what it was. With
in few days the dailies reported
that the Rock Island was to build
the >eXtension to Owatonna. then
short time later a force of survey
Crs came here and started to run
lines northwest from the Rock Is
land tracks. the next week they
We're working between Burr Oak
and Hesper. and now comes the
news from travelling men that there
is force of surveyors running
lines in this direction out of Owa-
tonna. Besides this INQUIRIES have
come as to the ownership of certain
lots northwest of the Rock Island
depot. indicating a possibility of
purchase for yardage for a division
point, or something of a similar ma
ture
All this may be hot air, there
may be nothing to it, but it is
feasible proposition, a sure winner
for the Rock Island, and something
that every person who has the fu-
ture of this country at heart hopes
will happen, and we are going to
keep right on telling our readers
everything we hear about it, for we
believe they want to know it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
HARVEST TIME.

The golden harvest is on, and
such glorious harvest it is. Even
the farmers themselves express sur
prise that the grain is proving such
splendid crop, in spite of the ex-
trame dry weather which has pre-
vailed during the past two months
While almost a total 'oss of crops is
reported generally over the north
west, coed old Winneshiek comes
down the pike as good as ever.
Grain is generally of a good stand
and quality, and coming out much
better than anyone thought it pos
sible a few weeks ago, in fact the
crop is about up to ordinary years.
and in many places superior. Corn
is looking better. than for years, and
with the needed rain of Saturday
and more coming there will be a
bumper crop
Year in and year out, Winneshiek
county may be depended upon to
yield a harvest; there is no country
on the face of the globe where re-
turns are more certain, and where
there is a better chance to make
money and enjoy all the blessings of
modern civilization, all things con-
sidered to a greater degree than
right here in WinneShiek county
The heavy snow fall of the win
ter soaked into the ground as it
melted and gave us the needed
moisture which has not come in
rain, and barring the pastures and
hay in some parts, the crop is in
splendid condition
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
AS A DIRECTORY.

1t has become the fixed habit with
many people before starting out on
shopping excursion, to look
through the newspaper advertise
ments to see what special offerings
are made. This habit is a great time
saver.
The shopper feels that she saves
going through a number of stores
and bothering clerks. II she can
find out in advance that some par
ticular store will probably have
appealing to her.
This tendency becomes still more
marked, the more customers get a
personal acquaintance with the
store people. They dislike to enter
a store in which the proprietor and
clerks are personal acquaintances,
unless they feel sure of buying. To
avoid this embarrassment, they try
as far as possible to learn by the
newspaper advertisements where
they can find what they are looking
for, and they do not bother with the
places that fail to secure a place in
this directory of retail offerings.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
TO MOVE REAL ESTATE.

Have you some real estate that
you want to SELF? 1t is easy enough.
Many people who have for sale
houses or business properties worth
s. 600 will hesitate about a little
advertisement costing but few
dollars, and in the end sacrifice
hundreds because they did not take
the pains through advertising to
find some man who really wanted
the property.
There are lot of people some
where who want just the kind of
thing you own and want it badly 1t
Is worth paying the newspaper
we'll If it can find not merely the
man who would buy If you sacri-
feed. but the man who is looking
for just that kind of thing and will
pay almost any price if he finds just
what he wants.
Hundreds of people read the
want advs. every week merely for
the pleasure of imagining that they
own the properties advertised. A
we'll written notice giving the exact
details of your farm location, or
business. will set hundreds of peo-
pie to wishing they had it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
Roosevelt on Speaking TOur.

Theodore Roosevelt is to make at
least two speaking tours during the
fall, the itineraries of which have
already been given out. These
tours will resemble the tours of a
presidential candidate, for besides
a number of set addresses, he will
probably speak a good many times
from his car. while stopping at
stations. The western tour is to
commence August 25th, when he
will leave New York, arriving at
Cheyenne, Wyoming, August 27th,
Denver, Colo, August Goth, Ossa-
watomie. Kansas. Aug. 31st. On
Sept. at Omaha, Sept. at Sioux
Falls, Sept. at Fargo, Sept 6 at
st. Paul, Sept. at Milwaukee, Sept
s at Freeport (afternoon) and Chi
cago (evening, ), Sept 10 at Pitts
burg, arriving at New York Sept
11th.
The itinerary of the southern trir
commences Oct. 6, when he leaves
New York, being at Atlanta, Ga.
Oct. 8, Hot Springs, Ark. Oct 10
Peoria. ILL.,, Oct. ~, and at some
point in Indiana Oct. 18th.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20
Twine for the POstOffices.

When Uncle Sam let the people
know that it was costing them
small fortune every year to buy
twine used by letter carriers, post
office clerkc, ETC.. in tying bundles
of mail matter, more than a thou
sand good citizens put on their
thinking caps, figured out what they
believed to be the right solution of
the problem and had devices manu-
featured and submitted to the post
Office department, all designed to
supplant the oldfashioned tying
twine A commission of experts pass
ed on every device that was believed
to be worthy of consideration. Fin
ally the number of possibilities was
reduced to Is. all OF which were
given a fair, practical test in the
service-and rejected as unavail-
able. Now it is up to Uncle Sam to
buy 1,125, 100000 yards of the
aforesaid twine and keep on in the
same old way Congress appropri-
ated 100000 for the purchase of
twine, and postal officials hope to
save $4,000, or 121s per cent, of
this amount 1t is rather hard
slam at the inventive genius of
America that not one of the more
than 1000 devices could be made
to stand the test of practical work.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1910-07-20

convention to be held in Des Moines
yention.
Col David J. Palmer, chairman
of the Iowa Board of Railway Com
missioners, and n. S. Ketchum went
TO st. Paul the latter part of last
week to attend a conference OF
boards of railway commissioners
from North and South Dakota. Min
nesota and Missouri relative to TAX
ing measures to prevent the threat
ened increase of two cents per hun
dred pounds on wheat by the rail
roads August !
J. G. WOODHOUSE.