The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-08-03
NEWS NOTES OF
NATIONS CAPITAL
Especial to the silver state.)

oooo hoI Sredtiy IeilSn senator Now
lands plan for legislation, although
the country at large takes to it kind
ly. His program looks sound and
feasible in the main, especially, per-
haps, his idea of controlling corpora
tions after the manner in which the
interstate commerce commission con-
trolls the railroads But il would
make congress work. While some Re-
publicans are saying that the Nevada
senator is out of place in the Demo
cratic party, many Democrats are de-
elaring that he would make q very
good Democratic president.
Many Treaties.
The state department has been max
ing numerous treaties with the vari-
Gus civilized nations-with Great
Britain, Germany, France, Japan;
treaties of commerce, peace, comfy
and arbitration. But among the most
important treaties are those with
Nicaragua and Honduras, involving
national loans guaranteed by the
cusoms receipts. These treaties are
not vet ratified by the senate, but the
state department hopes they will be
almost any day, believing that they
will prevent future revolutions and re-
suit in full protection to American in
terests in those countries. Nicaragua
especially is the scent Of much activi-
ty by American colonizers and invest
ors, and only assurance Of peace and
protection is needed to insure the de-
velopment of tn ehgreat resources Of
that country
Awakening Interest.
The prominence given the director
general of the Pan-American Union,
Hon. John Barrett, in connection with
the ground breaking ceremonies for
the San Diego 1915 exposition, has re-
awakened the interest Of all Spanish
America in that event, which will
probably witness the gratst exploits-
tion of the resources of North and
South America that has ever been
known.
American Gem Mines.
1t ism t every man who can own q
gem mine and keep it solely to serve
as a source of supply for gems to use
as gifts to his friends. That il what
Col. D. G. Collier, of San Diego, does.
Col. Collier, who is director general of
the Panama California exposition, is
pronounced by many persons to be .
.typical westerner.' He ought to
be, for he was born in Colorado, has
been over all of the Rocky mountain
and coast states, and, although still
young, was a pioneer in San Diego. If
you should chance to see anyone wear
ing a transparent, violet -colored stone,
you would be pretty safe in assuming
that you had run across one of Col.
Golfers numerous friends, for that is
the kind of gem which the Colonel
gives to his friends, and thus far has
refused all sorts of tempting offers
to sell. The gem mines Of San Diego
county are world famous, and the ex-
hibit from them to be made at San
Diego's big Panama exposition will be
of wonderful interest.
Good Corporations.
It is possible for corporations to be
good. Since Havemeyer passed away,
the sugar trust claims to be relieved
of its evil spirit. The steel trust de-
nies that it was ever 50 possessed.
Judge Elbert H. Gary's testimony in
Washington indicated that the steel
trust is beneficial institution, seek
ing only to elevate mankind and pro-
mote international peace and good
will. With Judge Gary managing its
destinies the steel trust needs no 9th
er press agent. At any rate, he rath
er non-plussed the Investigators.
Breaking Ground
Work on the Panama California ex-
position, 1915, to be held in San Diego,
has actually begun. President Taft,
by proxy, turned the first spadeful Of
earth, by special invitation Of Direct
or General D. G. Collier. Now there
will quickly arise in Balboa park,
within sight of the great ocean which
the canal will link with the Atlantic,
a city such as the Mission Fathers .
century and half ago may have seen
in their pious visions foretelling the
destiny of the goodly land they were
invading with the cross and the arts
of peace. Here all the nations OF the
new world expect to unite in one Of
the greatest exponents Of the victory
of civilization that the world has yet
seen.
.sDoing'' Uncle Sam.
The cunning and fnesse shown by
people who wish to defraud the gov
ernment of revenue duties is remark
able. New York importers have been
especially successful at this game, and
the extent of their operations may be
guaged by the fact that they were
made to hand over millions Of dollars
for duties they had lodged. The
Ttalion lemon importers are the latest
to have been circumvented, but the
government had to revise the regu-
iations for the importation of lemons
in order to head them of, and it took
eight months to find out how to meet
~ Iol hu alVnnot nnIlmlt-
ed "slush fund.- put up by the Sici-
liam lemon growers. and by very
shrewd and resourceful lawyers who
are spending money lavishly to buy
magazine and newspaper space, the
Italian importers are now seeking to
have the tariff revised in their inter
est. This is not the first time foreign
interests have tried to shape legisla-
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