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Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Thrusts at Trusts.

The department Of justice is said to
have a thousand complaints against
the trusts upon it's books. lnvestiga-
ton of alleged violations Of the Sher-
man antitrust law leads the depart
ment to believe that 1t can carry
through several prosecutions with sue
cess before the end Of the year.
The decisions in the cases against
the Standard Oil company and the
American Tobacco company proved
that the Sherman law could deal with
the trusts SO far as to halt their poll
cies of greed and tyranny. But they
have not shown that the trust problem
could be settled thereby. What are
half dozen suits, or half hundred
for that matter, as against tae forma-
tion and the conduct Of new combina-
tions, new trade associations. new
pools and new agreements? They
amount to no more than the pin prick
in the hide of rhinoceros.
Only few politicians who still per
ceive advertising material in the de-
nunciation of the trusts pretend that
prosecution can ever effectively stay
the course of economic evolution.
They but help to postpone the discov-
cry of the solution. The real work of
dealing with the difficulty lies with
those who are confident that regula-
ton. not foolish attempts at destruc-
tion. constitutes the answer.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
THE SERVICE OF BIRDS.
ARIZONA

Among the creatures that render
service to mankind the birds occupy
"a foremost place. 1t Is their function
to suppress the insects that play
havoc with the farmers hard-earned
crops. Fifty-three per cent Of the
food of birds In one locality was found
to consist of the larvae Of the dis
ease disseminating mosquitoes. Horse
flies are the burden not only Of horses.
but Of other valuable stock. and the
larvae of this fly are the natural food
of several species of birds. The fever
tick. so injurious to cattle. is the
natural food of the killdeer and the
plover. Corn, cotton and other crops
are destroyed to a large extent by
grasshoppers. and there are at least
23 species Of birds that feed upon
grasshoppers. Grass lands and grain
crops In general suffer greatly from
various insect pests. which are de-
stroyed In vast multitudes by birds.
The greatly dreaded boil weevil Is
food for the plover. the killdeer and
others OF the feathered tribe. It is a
common experience to see birds fol-
lowing the pillow and consuming grubs
that are destructive to garden and
other valuable plants. These friends
OF the planter should in every state
be protected by right legislation.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Horse Thief Made Cave Rendezvous

ID HILADELPHIA.--Fra Brown, the
i self.confessed horse thief, accord
ing to Captain of Detectives Souder.
has stolen at least 100 horses. 1t was
declared by the detectives that the
young woman who was arrested with
Brown and whom he calls his wife
knows Of many of the thefts. Captain
Souder said that Brown would steal
the horses and then sell them. some
times getting in exchange another
horse, which he would also dispose OF.
In this way scores Of horses have got
SO mixed up that 1t will take Captain
Couder some time to recover all the
horses and have them returned to
their rightful owners
Captain Souder admitted that Brown
had made long confession and that a
number of the horses had been recov-
cred, but that he was not yet prepared
to give out list Of the owners Of the
animals. Souder asked all those in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey who
had lost horses to communicate with
him or call at the detective bureau at
once, as they may have a chance to
recover their property.
It was learned for the first time that
Brown and the woman who poses as
his wife lived for considerable time
In a cave in the northeast section of
the city and that their whereabouts
was only discovered by the illness Of
the woman. Detectives worked on the
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Here's a problem in distribution

When the present primary law with
which we are about to experiment
was being constructed, the lawmakers
did not take into account that 1t
might not always be available, other
wise they would have made it little
less rigid-so as to meet all possible
mathematical conditions.
For instance, the Socialist party of
Mohave county does not know how
it is going to break into the game in
the first state election though 1t has
been giving the subject great deal
Of serious thought.
A candidate to get his name on the
official county ballot must have his
nomination papers signed by a num-
ber of voters equal to at least three
per cent Of the vote cast for delegate
in Congress at the last regular elec-
tion. The number of signers must
not exceed ten per cent of the vote
cast for delegate. And, the signers
must represent not less than one
fourth of the precincts.
There are twenty-seven voting pre-
cincts in Mohave county. Fifty-three
votes were cast for the Socialist can
didate for Congress three years ago.
Therefore Socialist candidate in
Mohave county now cannot present
the signatures of more than five per-
sons. Yet in order that one-fourth
of the precincts may be represented
as the law also requires he must
present not less than seven sigma.
tures.-Bisbee Review (Dem.).
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

NEW YORK.-There are In New
~ York city, Of course, many men
who, down and out and having no idea
what the next "a hours may bring to
them In the way Of misfortune. SIM
ply refuse to work. But of this class
the most conspicuous and interesting,
for the simple reason that almost
without exception the bluest blood
flows In their veins and the most
charming graces Of manner charac-
terize their every waking moment, are
the remittance men from England.
Good looking. Of the class which
will 90 hungry rather than wear
soiled linen or impressed clothing.
these men have all been sent over
here by titled relatives who, in some
way or other, they have disgraced. So
long as the ocean rolls between them
these same relatives are glad to pay
q little something toward their board
and keep and some of the remittance
men live on as low as $5 week, for
as has been said, they politely but
firmly refuse to lift their hands in
labor Of any sort, kind or condition
There are from 200 to 300 remit
tance men in New York city to4ay
and while they are not what may be
termed scamps. when 1t comes to
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Youth Ends 3O,OOO-Mile World Jaunt

the wealth or prominence of his fam
lily. his college days or of his life be-
fore he started on the eventful trip.
The young man first signed as q
feeder on London bound cattle boat
from New York He was sick almost
the entire trip. but he did not give up
the idea Of circling the globe. He
spent some time in London, then
moved to Belgium and later to Aus
tralia. He visited points in Egypt.
Gibraltar and other places In the Old
World. He worked in the Fiji and
Hawaiian islands and finally landed
at Vancouver. B. c. There he found
a serious strike In progress. II was
then Matter became an American
tramp in the truest sense of the
word. Wearing shabby clothes and
badly in need Of a shave, the young
man started to hobo" his way out OF
the country.
He finally reached Swift Current,
Canada, where his brother. John Mat.
ter. is located. and happy reunion
followed. John Matter was the first
person Robert Matter had seen since
leaving New York that he knew Mat
ter secured position on farm and
worked until he saved enough money
to ride to Marion ION the cushions"
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

case for some time before they made
this discovery. They said that several
times they were almost on his heels.
but that he would disappear as fast
as rabbit to its burrow. The detec-
tives had no idea at this time that the
fellow had cave and that 1t was
practically surrounded with shrub
berry. So thick, in fact, was the shrub
berry that when he passed into his
cave II closed In around him In a way
that rendered him for the time being
safe from arrest.
In case Of this kind the detectives
said that dogs, such as are trained
and used by the New York police and
others, would have been OF the great
est service, as they would have hunted
the fellow to his lair.
Brown had plenty of money and re-
fuses to eat or allow the young wom-
an arrested with him to partake Of the
meals supplied at the expense of the
city. He orders their meals, which
are of the best. and are always accom-
panied with many delicacies.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

The announcement by Boston ply
sician that electrifying the atmosphere
of crowded apartments will make dull
pupils bright and indolent workmen
active may be worth looking into. 1t
ds possible that It would even make
drowsy churchgoers attentive to long
sermons. There Is stimulating infiu-
ience in ozone. and this the electric
current. as employed by the doctor.
ds said to diffuse in the atmosphere.
lOf course. It cannot be substitute
for fresh air. Ozone Is not oxygen.
and oxygen is indispensable to life.
II 1t proves as beneficial as the doctor
Iafilrms the world will give It cordial
welcome. but the extent Of Its employ
ment necessarily will be governed
very largely by what 1t costs.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
FROM TEXAS
Some Coffee Facts From the Lone
Star state.

From beautiful farm down In Ter
as, where gushing springs unite to
form babbling brooks that wind their
sparkling way through flowery meads,
comes note of gratitude for delivery
from the coffee habit.
when my baby boy came to mo
five years ago. / began to drink
Postum. having feeling that It would
be better for him and me than the old
kind of drug-laden coffee. l was not
disappointed In 1t. for It enabled me. .
small, delicate woman, to nurse .
bouncing, healthy baby IA months.
II have since continued the use OF
Postum for / have grown fond of It.
and have discovered to my Joy that It
has entirely relieved me of bilious
habit which used to PROSTATE me two
or three times year, causing much
discomfort to my family and suffering
to myself.
my brother-in.law was cured Of
chronic constipation by leaving on
coffee and using Postum. He has be-
come even more fond Of 1t than he
was Of the old coffee.
I'm fact, the entire family, from the
latest arrival "a 2-year-old who always
calls for his 'potie' first thing In tho
morning), up to the head OF the house.
think there is no drink 30 good or -
wholesome az Postum" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book, "The Road -
Wellville," In pkgs. There's reason
Ever read the above lesteRs A nsve,
one appears fron time 60 time. They
are genuine, true, ana full ef hunaa
entere1t.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Then, Again.

Maricopa county has no candidate
for auditor on the Democratic ticket,
and we trust in the name of COM
mon decency that no one will seek
that nomination. This county has
badly overplayed it's hand in state Of
fices anyway.-Bisbee Review Dem.)
If Lamar Cobb's batting average
during this campaign keeps anywhere
near that of his kinsman, Ty Cobb, he
should bat out home run in every
county in Arizona.-Globe Silver Belt
(Rep.).
Ell Paso's statehood celebration for
Arizona and New Mexico will attract
many people from both states, Ell
Paso is beginning to wake up to the
possibilities west Of her that hither-
to Los Angeles has taken advantage
of without competition. West Texas,
New Mexico and Arizona have much
more in common than have the new
states with southern California. The
statehood celebration in the Pass
City should emphasize that fact--Tuc-
son Citizen (Rep.).
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Professional Spongers Of New York

money matters many Of them are u,-
terly unscrupulous. None Of them has
ever worked day in his life. but ev-
cry one is under the delusion that he
could be a great business man on a
large scale.
They dream up the most extraordi-
nary propositions you ever heard. One
or two have actually made money in
this way. They have fallen in with
some get-rich-quick geniuses. have
made their personality useful. and
have been shrewd enough to carry on
fair share Of the profits.
The remittance man OF New York
generally hires a room and tries to
eat of his acquaintances and tsrnds.
Some Of the big hotels haze dollar-a-
day rooms on their top floors and
these are useful to ths remittance
man. They give him "a address that
helps him along.
One OF these men has picked up
some money by giving Americans go
ing abroad letters OF Introduction to
titled people. The letter. are all gen.
uine and he really kneH all the people
he writes to, so there Is no fraud. In
each case he adr1ltly secures q loan
from the man be has obliged.
A numhSf of remittance men receive
thej. stipend from home quarterly, but
this custom Is being done away with.
fer these exiles are, as claes, Inn.
provident. and If several hundred dol
lars is placed in their hands at once
It Is almost certain to go like water.
Nearly invariably the remittance man
is a persistent devotee Of the tables of
chance.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
To Him That Hath.

Since the first of the year, sugar has
advanced something more than SO per
cent. According to the calculations of
Wall street brokers. the sugar trus:
profits to the extent Of $40.000.000 as
a result.
Under decisions OF United Statcs
courts, the trust was obliged to pay
the government several million dollars
because Of wholesale dishonesty. OF
course, that was unpleasant for the
trust management
But. by the tariff schedules and the
short sugarbeet crop, the robbers
have been furnished conditions to off,
set the incommoding requirements Of
the law.
ITO him that hath shall be given.
so long as tariff extortions shall be
permitted.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
IS VERY BAD EITHER WAY
Taft's Veto OF tho Wool Bill May
Cause Him Many Bad Quarter
on an Hour.

We are confident that President
Taft. by his veto Of the wool bill, has
prepared many a bad quarter Of an
hour for himself. II may appear that
he has done an uncomfortable dis
service to his tariff board by SO
much insisting upon the necessity OF
basing revision of the schedules upon
Its report and findings
The Underwood revision Of the wool
schedule Mr. Taft found to be unac-
ceptable, because 1t had been prepared
without information as to cost differ
ences and other factors which the tar
iff board Is engaged in studying. The
general opinion Of the country. we are
sure, Is that. in signing bill which
reduces the run of duties on woolen
fabrics from 95 per cent. to 45 per
cent. he would have run no great risk
of sanctioning duties too low to meet
differences of production cost and the
reasonable profit" to American manu-
facturers. However, he was of a
different opinion. and vetoed the bill.
Now, suppose the report of the tariff
board should be of such a nature as
to justify rates below those fixed In
the Underwood bill That would show
that Mr.. Taft had entirely misjudged
the result and had done injustice to
Its authors in imputing haste and
recklessness to them in preparing the
new rates. On the other hand, sup
pose the boards report should indi-
cate the necessity Of duties consider
ably higher than those fixed in the
Underwood bill Does the president
suppose, do the wooden manufacture
ers or the friends of protection gen.
orally imagine for moment. that the
country would accept such report
as fair and impartial presentation
of facts fit to serve as basis for the
revision of that schedule? Would 1t
not, on the contrary, be everywhere
said that the presidents tariff board
was but part Of the great protection
list organization, cooperating with the
Republican party and with the presi-
dent himself to maintain the indie
fensible" duties of schedule K?
1t seems to us that embarrassments
which might easily have been avoided
by signing the wool bill have been de.
liberately invited by the veto.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
is WORST OF jokes
HARD TO TAKE THE TARIFF
BOARD SERIOUSLY.
We May Ultimately Come Under Rule
Of Tariff Board, but We Scarcely
Need II to Investigate tho
Shell Game.

We wish we could take that tariff
board seriously In all respects, but 1t
is impossible. For 40 years now the
high takers have been marking up
tariffs, Poor fellows; they never had
tariff board. They simply consulted
their inward sentim ents. II the spirit
moved them to buy a private yacht. to
build $25O.000 cottage by the sea or
to endow library or university. they
told the people in Washington that
they wanted more tariff to assist In
the enterprise and they got 1t.
The process was the easiest imagin-
able. 1t was like the first law Of ma
ture. which Is to help yourself. No
body ever thought of calling 1t scien-
tilc. 1t was not even expert. With
most practitioners the work was
coarse, If not clumsy Would duck
swim? Would hungry man eat?
Would boy attend circus?
Those were great and primitive
days You saw what you wanted and
you took 1t. In the course Of time 1t
became necessary to apologize occa;
sionally for taking too much and to Of
fer excuses for taking 1t from the
wrong man, but the domain Of science
was not invaded and tariff board
was unheard Of
1t now appears that all this use Of
the power to tax everybody for the
benefit of somebody was highly scien.
tific and that only scientists of the
first order Of merit can undo any part
of 1t. Who should amputate a, limb
but a surgeon? Shall the intricacies
of a costly chronometer be intrusted
to the clumsy hands Of wood chop
per? Is the average American we'll
enough acquainted with the higher
mathematics to be able to throttle a
scientist who chances to be rifing his
pockets?
These are profound and narrowing
questions, but we nevertheless believe
that what was done by one instru
mentality may be undone by the same
agency. 1t may be that we shall ulti-
mately come under the sovereign rule
of the tariff board, but we hardly need
1t to investigate the shell game or to
make report upon the newest get
rich-quick scheme. Designing women
whose object is matrimony. learned
metallurgists who know how to dis
pose of gold bricks, and skilled en-
gravers having an oversupply Of green
backs may find 1t profitable on occa-
sion to refer their clients to tariff
board, but 1t will be only for the pur-
pose of gaining little time. The
sleuths will be upon their trail in a
minute.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

Vegetable Compound has done for ms
during this trying period. Comp}cto
restoration to health means % much
to me that for the sake of other suffer-
ing women / am willing to make my
trouble public 80 you may publish
this letter. "-M MRS. CHAs. BARcLAx,
RID, Graniteville, vt.
No other medicine for woman's flId
has received such widespread and unl
qualified endorsement. No other med
icine we know of has such a record
Of cures as has Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
For more than 80 years It has been
curing woman's ills such as inlamma-
tion, liberation, fibroid tumors, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains and nervous
prostration, and It is unequalled for
carrying women safely through the
period Of change of life.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass,
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. Her advice f. free.
and always helpful
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Baggage Porter's Tips Make Fortune

KANSAS CITY. MO.--One Of the
n men who have done well in this
city during the last ten years is Gus
Miller. head porter of the Baltimore
hotel. who has gathered fortune OF
$50, 900 during that time. most OF It
in tips of quarter from the travelling
men who want their baggage handled
quickly.
Out In the Roanoke district he has
a $4,000 home He also owns a lodg.
ing house from which he received $3.50
month and other realty that pro-
duces a comfortable revenue
Meanwhile his daily costume during
the business hours is the usual blue
flannel blouse jumpers and his bust.
ness is transacted from the same little
desk in the baggage room of the no
tel surrounded by big trunks. little
trunks. suit cases and grips.
There are a dozen men working un-
der Miller and while all the tips are
supposed to belong to the boss there
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Great Combination.

II Mr.. Clark is elected president
next year. congress Democratic in
both branches is likely to supplement
that result, and the first business in
hand in 191S--probably In the spring
will be tariff revision. The Payne
law will come in for a complete over
hauling. What then shall we see? A
man in the White House familiar with
the tariff from Democratic point of
view, man in the speakership-Mr.
nderwood-familiar with the man in
the White House, and some man
chairman of ways and means familiar
with both. A majority Of the majori-
ty of the house will be men who have
served with the president in congress.
The combination will be as closely
knitted as was that of Mckinley, Reed
and Dingley.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

MARION, IND.-The "around-the
lv1 world" jaunt of Robert Matter.
son of Philip Matter. Marion's wealth
lest resident, taken because he was
dissatisfied with his monthly allow.
ance, is at an end The boy has re-
turned to his parents home after cir
cling the globe and travelling 10000
miles. During the greater portion Of
the time he travelled in the true style
Of the American hobo" working his
way from place to place and stopping
only long enough to secure funds to
carry him to the next point
Young Matter started his globe
trotting under the name of Robert
Morton. Not until he met his brother
in the east week before he arrived
home did he reveal his true identity.
He always posed as poor American
boy compelled to work for liveli.
hood. and never once did he mention
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Aerial Scout Work.

As an example Of what German
military airmen are already able to
do. the performance Of Lieutenant
Mackenthun recently is cited. In .
space Of 35 minutes Lieutenant Mack
enthun, who was acting for the Red
force, rose and few along the enemy's
front and was back on the ground at
his headquarters ready to report. To
obtain the same results would have
taken a strong force Of cavalry four
hours.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

are few of them that get away in
transit from the free hand Of the trav-
cling public to the desk Of the head
porter. The tips average $500 month
and Miller has accumulated $50 in a
single busy day.
Every year Miller takes vacation
and spends three or four weeks travel
ing to the big cities and resort hotels
On these trips he distributes quarters
like farmer sowing oats.
Sometimes the service is very bad
that ! get while | am travelling" says
Miller. but dig up quarter any
way. figuring that am only putting 1t
back where I get It"
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

The rescue of rat" at a New
Jersey resort reveals the fact that
tickle femininity has forsaken long.
trusted financial depository for anoth-
er. as when the rat" was placed In
the hands of Its excited owner she
drew from its hairy depths a roll of
money. Now woman will be sure Of
her personal wealth II she only keeps
her head--that is. keeps It intact
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Modern Morals.

William Dean Howells. at d tea iat
his apartment in Half Moon streex
said magazine editor who had Just
returned from London. amused us all
with "reminiscences of New York cels-
brities.
Mr.. Howells hit on rather neatly .
notorious celebrity Of Wall street
when that man came In New
York in So. he said, everything he
possessed was tied up In bandana
handkerchief. To-day
"Mr. H. smiled and stroked his
close-clipped mustache.
To-day everything he possesses ID
tied up In his wife's name.'"
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24

pensive monuments. each one costing
him q pretty penny. Nevertheless.
money poured in upon him as fast az
an army of men could earn It. until
he could have wept at impending dis
grace. for his ambition was TO die
poor,-Iife.
Graham guardian., 1911-11-24
Not RoastfuI.

II was in Missouri town two
years ago." said local dramatic pro-
ducer, trying to get up show. The
landlord Of the chief and only hotel
seemed halfway intelligent, and I in
terviewed him, as preliminary.
Your town boasts band, does it not p
I asked, Well, no, stranger he re-
sponded. We've got band, but we
don't boast of it. We jest endure it,"
Boston Traveller.