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The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
WOMAN THRAsHEs SPLITTER.
Soiled Her Dress and She Wouldn't
Accept An Apology.

CHARLEROI. Pa. Jan. l1.-When
James Cathcart. tobacco-chewing
miner, spat in a street car he soiled
the hem OF the dress OF Mrs. Eva
Soles. who with her husband was a
passenger His apology was not ac-
cepted by Mrs. Soles. who berated
him soundly,. even after the entire
party had gotten of the car. Cath
cart finally became angry and hit
Soles In the face. knocking him into
a ditch.
The tobacco chewer had not count
ed on Mrs. Soles. who foored him
with a gallon can OF Fmolasses which
she had been carrying and knocked
him down again with her fist as he
was arising 10 his feet.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

ME DETROIT is prepared to make loans on
centrally located improved
- not to exceed SO a valuation
Its loanng affords to a
wipe out his entire Indebtedness
he year His debt
his
possible disadvantage opportunity making
exchange This privilege
above ordinary straight mortg
As will cent
principal MONTH together
reduction the debt in the
smount Of interest he has pay year by year.
statement showing the cost loan
United Bank with the method
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
Manhattan IsIano Worth s4,43o,sss, oe1

NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-THE little
island OF Manhattan, which the Dutch
traders took over from the Indians for
SEA in beads and trinkets, showed to-
day a real estate valuation OF s4.430.-
S53.o6i. according to the tax assess
ment books The real estate valua-
ton OF Greater New York is given as
81 ,333.l77 ,S04. an increase of 1857 .009.-
51S over last year. The personal as
sessments for the year have not been
fully made up. Andrew Carnegie will
head the list with an assessment for
personal property OF $4,000, 900.
In the investigation OF ocean move.
ments around Newfoundland II has
been found that icebergs are unaffect-
ed by wind. being moved about sole
~ by the currents OF the sea-
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
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is fair. Is II not? Simply I'LL out free
coupon below and mail today.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11

months Some artists have brought
suit she says and are In America pen
niless. unemployed. unable TO return
TO Europe
The Detroit times., 1910-01-11
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Printing Co., ~ John R.-st. Call Main
1875 or City 33e5.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

The Irish Standard would suggest
at this time that the points at variance
between the city and the company be
left to arbitration, and that the former
pc slow. to experiment with municipal
ownership. The city, is not prepared
for such thing. If the question Of
bonds for 7uch an undertaking be sub
laitted to the voters IL will be emphat-
tcally rejected. Municipal ownership
OF the gas plant would, if endorsed
build up an ,ther political machine like
the water works, ny which the city is
losing money every year. II we must
increase the bonded indebtedness Of
the city at all. VIII, not do SO to OBJ
tam pure water, which every person
needs? Scores Of lives are lost annual-
ly by drinklnE the impure water Of the
Mississippi. The advocates Of munich
pal ownership In gas should go slow.
If the Democrats ina gine they will de-
rive any political advantage by voting
FOR such a measure they will discover
their mistake later on. Therefore, W.
repeat let there be arbitration instead
Of litigation.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

Bull, and 1t ID about time for Ameri-
cans to realize the fact.
The s0-called comic and humorous
papers Of the English capital like
Punch, caricature the Americans and
hold them. up to the, ridicule Of their
Cockney readers. In recent number
Of Punch the voices Of American wo-.
men were compared to the squawking
of a parrot They are criticised for
wearing clothes made in the latest
Parisian style, which may not be seen
in England for twelve months yet. And
any variation from the London style
In female apparel worn by a foreigner
brings offensive remarks from ill-brsd
English men and women. The social
and comic papers do everything pos
stble to belittle the American people
Of both sexes, though they spend mon-
ey literally and try to he agreeable and
pleasant in their social relations with
the English people, The article taken
from vanity Fair and published in
another column. will give an idea of
wha. the elite of English society thinks
Of Americans who visit the land Of
their forefathers. IA,
And yet notwithstanding the insults
to which they are subjected, some
Americans are proud Of being received
into aristocratic social circles in Eng
land. Some American women, whose
fathers have made large fortunes by
means Of high tariff On the necessaries
of life and other questionable methods.
through the grace Of Republican legis-
lation, are not content with. marrying
their own countrymen but must try to
catch impecunious Englishmen Of title
and be wretcbed for the rest Of their
lives. Such women may "squawk like
parrots" and be destitute of all per-
sonal beauty..but their money attracts
the worthless young dukes and earls
who infest England, from one end of
that country to the other.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19
off his. mask, come out under his sig
nature, and dispute the accuracy OF
any statement. made in this reply.

The Duke OF Manchester, who is Wis
iting his father-in-law, Eugene Zlm-
norman OF Cincinnati, Ohio, says in
An interview that Lloyd George is an
''ibusive dsmasogue' and that the
Irish do not, want home rule, as that
would mean shifting for themselves
and paying all the expenses Of govern
ment. What 2 profound statesman is
this English duke! o'Connell in his
time was called "a demagogue'' for
aslsing Catholic emancipation and re-
peal Of the Union; the same epithet
is applied to Lloyd George by this
hereditary ckump for demanding the
lords, dukes and earls to pay taxes on
their connscated estates. The Irish
want to "shift for themselves" and pay
the expenses Of self-sovernment. They
have been paying three million q year
more than their share to imperial ex-
penses for the past century according
to royal commission composed main
ly Of Englishmen. But Manchester is
evidently ignorant Of the fact.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

The State Railroad and Warehouse
Commissioners have made a report to
the Governor, for which they are en-
titled to the thanks of the railroads
which they represent. According to the
report everything ran smoothly during
the switchmen's strike and the public
had no cause for complaint. Nobody
takes any stock in report from this
partisan body. What the Commission
ers say is misleading and unfair. Their
report is incomplete and one sided,
like the handle of Jug. 1t is we'll
for the people to know who they are,
and here are their names: Judge IRA
B. Mills, Moorhead; C. F. Staples, Da-
kota county; e. c. Elmqulst, Lind
strom. They are Republicans elected
by popular vote. Will railroad en-
ployes cast their votes for them at the
next election? If they do, they deserss
no sympathy. ~
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

President Taft does not charge the
newspapers with the high cost Of liv
Ing, but he thinks they have been rail-
ing against the Payne tariff for moi
getting larger reduction Of duty or
print paper. He says that the reduc-
tion is from Sc to 1915 and yet the
newspaper proprietors are not satis-
fed. Print paper and the materia; for
its manufacture should be placed on
the free list for the dissemination Of
knowledge among the masses.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

trade with the United States" The
grasping corporations in the Philip.
pines can ship sugar. tobacco and lunl
her free into this country, but wro
derives the benefit-the corporations
and trusts here and there, or the Amer.
lean people at large? Only the raw
material Is admitted free and tie
Sugar and Tobacco trusts gain by the
operation. The tariff on Philippine
cutlery has been reduced in the Payne
tariff, but Senator Clapp, an honest
Republican. says that only one dali
lars worth of it was imported into the
United States last year.
From the gist of his speech, President
Taft seems to be laboring under the er.
1oneous impression that the higher the
tariff the more revenue is raised by
the government from imports. rhc
reverse Is the case as was illustrated
during Cleveland's administration.
When he went out of office there was
big surplus in the treasury. and aow
there is q deficit. The foreign exporte,
will not ship his products to the United
States when the tariff is high but viii.
seek other markets. and IL he does not
ship here how Is revenue to be raised?
The high tariff keeps out foreign goods
and gives a monopoly of the home
market to the American manufacturer.
If trusts are formed in restraint ol
trade, competition Is destroyed an6
high. prices prevail. This fact Is 80
self-evident that 1t needs NO demon
stratioh.
The trouble with MI. Taft is that he
does not know much about the tariff
or its effects on prices and revenue
We do not question his honesty. He IS
most anxious for the success of his
party and wants second term, but
as the Kansas City Star says If ar
election occurred tomorrow he wou!l
not carry single state west of ths
Allegheny Mountains. The recent ccn-
sus regarding the tariff, taken by the
Chicago Tribune among Republicans of
the western states, shows beyond a
doubt that the Payne tariff bill Is more
unpopular than the Dingley bill.
against which the people protested so
loudly. Roosevelts and not Taft, Is
their choice for next president. We are
sorry for Taft but he has chosen his
confederates and must fall with them
He has been weighed in the bali ence
and is found deficient. He has lost the
confidence of the people by taking
sides with the folks who prey on their
pocketbooks. They asked for reliat
and he permitted Congress to impose
heavier burden than before against
the protests of honest Republicans who
wanted the "unequivocal" promis. in
the PLATFORM to be carried out.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

The Kansas City Star, which cup
ported Taft, is moved to say: II p
election were to be held
now there Is probably only one Repub-
lican who could be elected, and he Is
out of the country and free from ali
responsibility for or connection with
the tariff betrayal and the restriction
of popular representation in Congress.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

In a Chicago daily, william e. Cur
tbs says that the new Irish land act
as amended by the lords, will force
the sale of estates to. the tenants. Every
tiller of the soil in the Emerald Isle
will eventually be his own landlord,
and the British government will spend
$so0,o00,ooo to carry out the scheme
That is news to many well-inforned
people on this side Of the Atlantic.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19
THE GAS LIGHT QUESTION.

The Minneapolis Gas Light. company
notified the city council that the con-
tract submitted to it by that body and
approved by the mayor for a renewal
al its franchise, which expires on Feb.
24, was not acceptable for two reasons,
namely, the flve-year purchase clause
and the regulation OF the hours Of la.
DOR OF its employees under the state
law. In other respects the company
offered no objections to the proposed
agreement between the municipality
and ITSELF
This notification was given, to the
council several days before It's regular
meeting. AMI when it convened few
days thereafter it una animously resolved,
in reply to the Gas company, that 1t
was the desire and purpose Of the city
to purchase it's plant. The resolution
wns introduced by Alderman Hertig
after the reading of Mayor Haynes
message, In which the mayor urged
the council 20 stand by the ordinance
which the company rejected. Aid. Her
tig explained that the object Of his
resolution was to preserve the rights
Of The city under the ordinance Of 1870,
to have an appraisal Of the gas plant
made and then purchase it, II deemed
advisable. He declared that his reso-
luton had nothing to do with the mer-
Its or demertts Of municipal ownership
and that negotiations looking toward a
settlement could ne still continued
Thus far the Gas Light company has
not made amy further advances to-
ward settlement and the whole ques-
ton ls in the air.
It may be we'll to state at this point
that the Gas Light company had re-
duced the price of gas to the city by 26
cents and to private consumers by Is
cents and acquiesced in the demand for
arbitration 10 fix tn. price OF the prod
uct, subject to review by, the COURTS
and consented to complete publicity.
Everything appeared harmonious until
the tlve-yea- purchase and the labor
sections Were inserted by the city,
and then tn. company became refrac-
tory. Whether II will yield these
points or nos, nothing is known 1t this
time. but we are Of the opinion that
1t would have been far better for all
concerned IL the five-year clause had
been placed At 10 years and the labor
clause had been left out entirely. It
would have been much fairer bust.
ness proposition ana certainly no In
Justice would have been done the toiler
from, y labor standpoint, for during all
the time in which this Important mat
ter has been up for discussion and set-
tlement no complaint has been made
on this score by any employe of the gas
.,ornpany. Whether such be to the
credit of q corporation. as here cited,
or that Of an individual, IT speaks for
itself in no uncertain terms and is al.
ways worthy Of the highest commend- 8
alton. .ls. ~
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

Hi We extend s. hearty welcome to the
\ rrldiana Catholic; the new weekly is
4 sued ct indianapolis, Ind, by the In
4 ssdiana Catholi: Printing and Publishing
and Of which Joseph P. o'Mahony,
jssIls xperiencet! journalist, is the editor
Z sIsgVe Il'Vs' wish il every success A good
tSstt tholic paper, as II certainly is. should
~ generously supported in the Hoosier
rate IL / II!
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19
o'conneI, AZ An Orator.

Every Irishman is familiar with
Wendell Phillips grac,a speech on Dan
lei o 'Connell. He had listened to the
!, great English: and American orators
OF, his day and placed O'Connell above
thera all, saying he was Webster, Clay,
Calhoun. Choate, Everett and Corwin
rolled into one;
Canon o'Rourke, in his Life az
oconnell;" refers to his. oratory as
follows: /.
"O'Connell as an orator aimed at be-
ing what he was called for many years,
The Man Of the People, In some Of
his earlier speeches there are marks
of care and preparation, but during
three -feurths OF his career his only
preparation was to master his subject;
words Of the best and most effective
kind never failed him. There is little
doubt that elaborate preparation would
have marred the effects of O'Connelrs
oratoryy He, like all great men, had
q quick, intuitive mind-one, in fact,
that could scarcely bear the tedium Of
careful preparation, and the true char
acter Of which came out in cross exam
ming and in reply; for. although great
and lucid in statement, he was still
moro powerful in reply. Woe to the
man who provoked the lion to arsue-
he paved him to death. His gesture
was not very demonstrative, but 1T
would sometimes be energetic, and
when he wanted cheer for q man or a
principle, he called for it by q bold
flourish OF his hand above his head.
But o'C0nnelf stood in little need Of
the aids which gesture commonly gives
to the public speaker, his fne pres
ence and unrivalled voice did every-
thing for him. It Is said he had no
ear for music, but his voice, when
speaking in public, was the most musi-
cal tnat could Re heard; great iii pow
er anc compass, rich In tone, ever fresh
IN the variety Of its cadence, It was
as unique and striking as the great man
to whom it belonged; nor was the
charming brosue which accompanied it
the: least Of its attractions. Another
advantage possessed by him had not
been so much remarked upon-the rap
i'd changeful expression Of his fea-
lures. BY observing o'connell's face az
he spoke. one could be sure Of the tone
and temper Of what was coming. Was
he about to make an adversary ridicu-
ious by an anecdote or a witticism? His
sycs, his lips, his whole face suddenly
became expressive Of humor. Did he
intend TO turn from -pleasantries, sol-
ennn warning or fierce denunciation "a
usual habit Of his) dark cloud was
sure to cast its shadow across his man
nv FEATURES before the thunder came
forth"
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

A timber wolf is said to be roaming
the streets Of Chicago. Better for the
canine to keep at a safe distance from
the stockyards or he will be converted
into sausage. "A
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

Postmaster Campbell of Chicago re-
ceived the other day $40 bill for
conscience money" from a Catholic
priest who said he got it in the con-
stolen stamps from the government.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

In his speech in New York last
Saturday night Governor Hughes ccm-
pared Taft with Lincoln in the qualities
sof, his character and said he would be
sxenominated and reelected. The din
ssers at the banquet rapturously ap-
as q matter of course. %t
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19
TAFT AGAIN DEFENDS rARlFF.

On Lincoln's birthday in New York
President Taft delivered a carefully
prepared speech at Republican ban.
quet and repeated with emphasis VIVA,
he said on the tariff in his Winona
speech for Tawuey. His talk on the
tariff alone occupies two columns TN
solid minion type in the N. Y. Sun
to convince the country that the Payne
Aldrich bill signed by him is the best
ever passed by the party which he
leads to glory or the grave
He declared that the party of LIN
coin revised the tariff downward
though in it's platform of 1908 it did
not promise whether it would I've Up or
down. Nothing was expressly saIc
in the platform that the revision was
Then he quotes statistics to show that
the reduction in the Payne bill during
the first six months of it's operation
was 10 per cent less than the Dins'ey
rates, against which the people werc
clamoring for years; and 80 pleased
was he with the reduction that he saw
no change necessary. He admitted,
however, that duties are high on lux.
uries, such as silks, high priced cottons
and liquors, and that woolens were not
affected at ALL Then he said:
"The one substantial defect in CON-
pliance with the promise Of the plat.
form was the failure to reduce wool.
lens. Does that defect so color the
action Of the Republican party "A ta
make 1t breach of faith leading to its
condemnation? ! do not think 40.
Parties are like men. Revisions ace
like the work Of mcn-they are not
perfect. The change which this tariff
effected was a marked change down
ward In the rate Of the duties, ami I.
was recognition by the party that the
time had come when instead Of increas-
ing duties they must be; decreased
when the party recognized in it's plat
form and in much of what it did that
the proper measure Of protection was
the difference in cost in the production
Of articles here and abroad, includlne
a fair profit to the manufacturer"
Notwithstanding his statement that
the Payne bill is the best ever passed,
he reluctantly admits that there is Il
defect in it so far as woolens, are
concerned. Why did he not say ~
before he signed the hill. or why does
he not say the defect will he remedtel
as quickly as possible? Does he not
know that cottons and woolens are
worn by rich and poor alike?
President Taft is afraid that the
party Of which he is the leader snail
be held responsible for high prices in
the next campaign, but he declares tn-t
nigh prices are not due to the tarifi
but to the increase in the measure u
values, "the precious metal, gold,' and
to the combinations in restraint Of
trade, which is euphcrpistic way o.
referring to the trusts, But we have
rree trade with the Philippines, he
says, and that is something the people
ought to be thankful for Hear him:
5 The act has done Justice to tue
Philippine Islands by giving them fsca
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

w. r. Nelson, Of the Kansas City
Star, the Original Taft man." IL sor.
nv he ever discovered the. proconsul OF
the Philippines for the presidency. He
now says with tears in his eyes that
Taft could not carry single state west
8of the Alleghenies, and he is right.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

kept" Mr.. Taft said in his Lincoln day
address that mis- party did not promise
10 lower the tariff but merely to re-
wise It. and now he claims the tariff
has been lowered and wants his party
to have credit for it.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

Jacob Jacobson, defeated candidate
for governor of Minnesota, says he is
for local option. So does William ]
Bryan, defeated candidate for presi-
dent of the United States.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

Says the Pioneer Press: The Payne
tariff law puts a duty of 5 cents n
dozen on hens eggs, and admits the
eggs Of birds free of duty. We believe
if a test of the case were made tho
courts would hold that the hen is a
bird. !.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

We thank our esteemed contempora-
~. the San Francisco Monitor, for say
ing that "the Irish Standard Is COM
petent authority on Irish affairs" Some
persons east of the Rocky Mountains
do not think so
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

Former United States Senator Towns
Minnesota. but now Of New York,
akes 4 tumbIe out Of President Taft's
on the tarif II. He asks why
a presid lent should be ~ anxious to
Sxe HAT a i: nise not made has been
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

Asentrm sorry. sir; but / must
have married man to All this posi-
tion OF Janitor. 5.-f.
Applicant Well. hold the Job open
for q couple Of hours. It's easier 20
get married than to get job now
adays. &, 4. g Is !
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

I'VE must march on the enemys
guns" says Winston Churchill. We
in the charge for the Liberals to fol-
low.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

The Ballinger investigation is drag
eing its slow length along and CLAWS
is still testifying. Pinchot is waiting
his turn to be examined.
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

The Duluth News Tribune, in its
magnificent Sunday edition. devotee
considerable space to the Catholic news
OF the world. That's enterprise fo,
you! - .m
The Irish standard., 1910-02-19

cost of living Is partly due to the in.
creased production Of gold. According
to the"quantitative theory the mora
plentiful gold is the cheaper it should
be, or, in other words, the less OF q
commodity it takes to obtain it. II
gold is scarce or hard to get. more Of u
commodity must be given in exchange.
Those opposed to the single gold stand
ard in 1896 went on the theory that a
small production Of the precious metal
would make commodities dear. Bryan
was satisfied with gold when its pro-
ductfon increased. The fact is that
gold Is cornered and the man who sells
commodities to get it must sell his
goods cheaper. Why should not the
purchaser Of the commodities ret them
cheaper also? The purchasing power
of gold is enhanced when it is not IN
circulation. Where is the gold? It
is, in the hands Of the few and the
masses Of the people cannot get hold
Of it. What with the little of gold in
circulation, while 1t is the sole stand
ard Of value. the high rates OF duty
and the trusts, it il no wonder that the
cost of living is high. The Republican
party through vicious legislation has
brought 1t about and its president sees
no remedy for relief And yet Gov
ernor Hughes says Taft will be re-
elected. We sell see. -