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The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-25

hereby announce myself a candi.
date OF the Democratic nomination for
City Attorney OF vlnlta. Oklahoma.
subject to the action Of the Demo-
cratic primary OF March "a, 1911.
WILLARD II. VOYLES,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
POSTAL DEFICIT WIPED OUT.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
made great record in wiping out the
postal deficit. That deficit has hereto.
fore ranged from Slj 100000 to $l7
100000 annually, with variations on
each side 1t was stated both by Pres.
ident Taft and by Postmaster General
Hitchcock last year and two years ago,
that it would be impossible to wipe out
this deficit unless there was some ex.
traordinary change made in the see.
ond class postal rates, the claim being
That IT cost nine cents per pound to
transport secondelass mail matter
which was transported at charge Of
one cent, tho loss on each pound. as eE
planned. being eight cents. Repeat cd
V VIC were told by President Taft and
by Postmaster General Hitchcock that
An increase in the rates on second class
matter, especially applying to maga
zines, or else separation Of the con
tents Of the magazines, whereby the ad-
vcrtisinC sections would be rated at
niue cents per pound, while the read
ing sections might remain at one cent,
was the only way in which IT would
be possible 10 overcome the deficit. 1t
was pointed out in opposition that the
estimate Of nine cents per pound as
tho cost for carrying second class mail
matter was cXtrayaoant beyond all rca
son. 1t was shown that a committee
of Congress had investigated this mat
Il. IL l..,N h., n
cent rate was sufficient to cover the
expenditures in transporting that mat
ter. II WAS shown that even at one
cent Il pound the express companies
compete keculy with the government
for this business. and that newspapers
were habtually and indiffcrentIy sent
bv mail or by express, the cost being
practically the same. 1t was shown
also that Canada, with greater distances
and more difficult mail routes, made a
profit on second class matter by charg
ing only three quarters of cent per
pound for carrying it.
That seemed 10 close the argument
and 10 make a complete refutation all
along the line. of the position taken
hy President Taft and the Postmaster
General; in fact. it left nothing TO say
on their side Of the question.
Aud now Postmaster General Hitch.
cock has not only wiped out the deficit,
returning the $3,O00,oo0 appropriated
therefor to the treasury. but will be
prepared at the end of this fiscal year
TO turn in 81 900 600 surplus. and this
without any change in The rate or IN
the law. The application of better
business rules and administration
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
LoNDoN's DISAPPOINTMENT

Americans hear with q good deal Of
content tho wall of distress which
comes from London with resnccf 10
The comparatively small pickiues for
the coronation ceremonies as compared
with what WAS expected. The world,
and especially the United States. had
notice that tho London house owners.
sborkeepcrs. and hotels we're prepared
to advance prices ia about FIVE times
The ordinary 6gure. and the rents of
windows IN houses on streets where the
coronation parade was expected To pass.
were quoted al robbing figures. All
these things were set forth with great
dehniteness and abundance of JOY in
the apparent expectation that the peo
pie Of the world and especially the
people of America, would take it In
good part, and would hasten TO Lon.
don IN vast crowds in order TO display
and spend their wealth in order to see
The coronation spectacle
But alas, for the fading of hopes !
The thorough advertising which the
advanced prices got. the notice which
every ono received that he would be
squeezed and plucked if he went TO
London, has had exactly the opposite
effect 10 that intended The rush to
tho coronation services is nothing like
what was expected. The hotels are not
booked full even at rates reduced far
below those which it was said would
he charged. The windows that were
10 yield such tremendous revenues TO
those occupying the houses in which
they arc, are still uncngaged The prob.
ability is that in general London will
have to prey upon London in order TO
get the expected revenue from the cor
onation parade and display. Americans
are not seen there in any great mum.
bcrs, and the outlook now is that com.
paratively few Americans will 90, and
those who do 90 will stay the minimum
amount Of time and spend the least
possible money. In place of the S25.
100000 TO S50.000,00o expected TO be
plucked rom Americans during eoro.
nation week, the probability is that
T'i""'rV'V VIII more nearly express
the amount Londoners will realize from,
them. The special representative of
President Taft, Mr.. John HAYS Ham.
mond, did not hurry TO get to London
much ahead Of time. In place Of hav.
ing hrs expensive quarters and spread
for month or twos as expected, the
chances are that fortnight will see
his soiourn completed.
1t Is sad disappointment of Lon.
don hopes; and yet Americans can take
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
DEFENSELESS CHINA.

China Is the most significant example
IN modern times Of vast, tremendous
nation being absolutely helpless for any
purpose. by reason of its neglect of the
arts of war and its too fervent devo.
tion 10 the arts of peace China is the
big plum pudding of the nations. ANY
that choose step up and take a bite.
and the pudding still remains a pud
ding There is no resentment. there
is not even the possibility of n nation
choking on its bite.
China is thus unable TO protect It's
own territorial integrity, IT is equally
unable to protect its citizens. either at
tions which followed the capture OF Pc.
king by the allied forces during the
Boxer rebellion demonstrated that
China is helpless at home. and il is al
ways helpless abroad. The most
recent instance of this is the wantou
slaughter Of 225 Chinese by band of
Mexican insurgents in the operations
near Mazatlan. Nothing official has
been said about this, probably nothing
will be said. unless timid inquiry.
possibly. from tho Chinese court and
a suggestion Of indemnity. This in
qulry can he met by bluff The
Mexican authorities may say they had
nothing TO do with it, and disclaim re-
sponsibility, and China will be unable
10 help herself in any way But as Il
contemporary SAYS. az Just suppose a
bunch of Mexican revomtionists had
slaughtered 225 Englishmen or 90 Ger
mans, - what world wide heat would
have resulted. No bluff would have
availed, no disclaimer would have been
accepted. The case would have been
followed up with vigor and peremp.
tory demand that would have left moth.
ing for the Mexican authorities, either
new or old, to do. except 10 come to
time with apologies. indemnity, and
such reparation as might be possible.
But poor old China is not able to en-.
force even the commonest information.
nj right from any nation whatever
Mexico is able to defy China and Will
doubtless do so. /, is not likely that
China will even do so much AS TO take
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

doubtless will explain the gratifying
cbapyes The different employees o.
the government were required TO WIZ
diligently and faithfully, ana aI 'ne
same time none of them was oVei
worked. The threatened strike among
mail clerks. especially. because lheS
considered the Postmaster Genefai
regulations respecting them TO be TOO
severe. was headed off by the nat DC.
nial by the Department Of the righ' .,
government employees 10 strlhe' ~
was admitted, Of course. that the en'
ployees had right TO quit Work, p"'
if was contended that they nao no
right to undertake to stop the postal
business. They might Quit work, ou'
,bsv could not stand around IN the
way: thev must give way TO others
tbcir stoppage OF work being coustrueo
ms their resignation. This appears 10
have had very sanitary otfect' ana
alert business efforts applied very
generally throughout the service, have
wined out the deficit and turned the
Postoffice Department into revenue
producer in place of debtor
And now that this large deficit has
been overcome so quickly and so reau
Ii iIy. the next move doubtless will be Tor
one cent hostage on letters. We do
not consider that 10 be crying ne
cessity: but still, if the government
without loss can carry letters for one
cent, it ought 10 do SO; and 1T LOOKS
now as if il might be able TO do 1T. The
two cent postage for letters accoros
very we'll with our international agree
ments with other countries. Probably
if one cent postage were conceded for
domestic letters, we would still have
TO paw the two cent rate for letters TO
foreign parts AS heretofore.
The achievement of Postmaster Gen
eraI Hitchcock demonstrates the oft
claimed proposition that the application
Of business methods to the government
affairs would result in many economic
reforms. The S300.0O0,O00 saving which
| Senator Aldrich claimed might bc
made by the application Of modern
| business methods 10 all Of our public
affairs is supported SO far as 1t goes
by this achievement Of Postmaster Gen
era Hitchcock; aud now that he has
shown the practicabllity of conducting
the Postol6ce Department at profit
| it will hardly do for any succeeding
Postmaster General TO allow the old de
| Gcit to be piled up as heretofore.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
THE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING JUNE a.

little worry TO the dealers, since there
rs hardly a possibility that the Demo
cratic attack on the wool tariff can
prevail in the Senate.
The stock market is reported as much
stronger since the tobacco decision was
rendered but money is still cautious a:
to Investment in stocks Bonds find d
ready market. and the financial ceuters
look forward with satisfaction TO the
July interest and dividend payments
which arc expected TO be unusually
largo.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

some satisfaction in it. not malicouslN
as against Londoners. but contentedly
against wouid be extortioners, and con
gratulate themselves on their good
sense in avoiding the ostentatious pre-
parations so publicly and profusely
made TO plunder them of their money
IT is remarkable. too, that the Amer
cans have avoided this game, rs they
are generally such an easy mark for
EuroDean nmnderers
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
AN UNJusTIFIABLE REFUSAL.

The position Of President Taft and
Secretary Knox with regard 10 the &C.
counts in the State Department. and
with especial reference TO the picture
which AN artist painted Of the former
Secretary of State. Mr.. Day. seems to
be unfortunate, They refuse TO turn
in the vouchers and accounts OF that
transaction because ii has been fully
closed, and the approval was made by
President Roosevelt. Of a former ad-
minstration The charge is that the
artist who actually painted the picture
only got about onc-third of the money
oaid for it, the other two.thirds going
TO some unknown persons, indicating
sort of grab or graft that is thoroughly
contemplate, and into which the House
committee is attempting to inquire.
But if the investigating committee
appointed by the House is TO be headed
off i'm this manner, il can make no pro
gress at all. 1t can only deal with mat
ters that have been closed: for it can
not step in and undertake TO saw what
shall be done with accounts that arc
pending. The very idea and object of
appointing an investigating committee
is 10 investigate what has been done,
No investigating committee would be
likely TO step in and meddle with a.
pending account, unless there was some.
thing publicly notorious about IT. But
its especial business is TO look into
what has been done. TO see how the
public business has been conducted. and
how the public money has been spent.
There does moi appear to be any rea
son for the claim that, because an
affair is completed. that the commit
tee cannot inquire into It; lust the
contrary is the presumption, 1t Is
affairs that the committee is
inquiring into. and its purpose is to-
hud out by these completed affairs to-
what extent there NAV be graft or
wrongdoing in the public service.
Secretary Knox is a great lawyer.
President Taft is also a great lawter.
1t may be that under the law they
can find refuge for their position, bnt
the common sense of the country will
condemn that position, and will hold
that the committee has a perfect right
TO make the inquiry proposed, and toI
find out il it can. who got the greater
portion of the money paid for that
picture. If the artist got only one
third. what became Of the other two
thirds; who got il, and on what ac
countl 1T is altogether most ey
traordinarv proposition to see Presi.
den, Taft and Secretary Knox ranged
squarely against an inquiry of this
will maintain that position. or that
they will hc able 10 shut of the in
quiries that are made by this House
committee. But if they are able 10
head off those inquiries. then it is diff
Gcult to see what is left for the com
mittee to investigate: il might about
as well quit and rcpor, that obstrur
tions in the Departments prevent its
doing ITS necessary work And the
public viii be apt TO consider contin
ued and determined secrecy an evi
deucc Of guilt. If Congress wants 10
hnd out about the expenditures of the
government IN detail as well as in
general. then 1t is about time that
Congress asserted itself. and shut of
supplies until the needed information
Is forthcoming.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

Throughout the country there is con
tlmed conservatism in business, but
this is cnivcncd by Il growing conf
dcnce based on better trade reports.
One after another all the uncertainties
are reported as passing, and crop re
ports arc SO favorable as TO induce
optimism in business sentiment. Cur
tailment for the rcadjustmeut Of prices
is going ON, and moderate purchases
characterize the actual trade. There
is good deal Of activity in exports.
and Canada business is moving briskly
Developments in iron and steel are
confined to small concessions IN prices,
bat the lack Of large advance orders
aecentuates the feeling of uncertainty.
In industrial lines little Improvement
is visible The manufacturing indus
tries are not stimulated, and it appears
to be a period of readiustment of prices
with view to inducing purchases
The wool market is very quiet. the
attempt to advance prices having been
checked Buyers reiNse TO take woods
at the advance. Western woods are
taken al II cents to 10 cents. with ex-
treme prices going 10 20 cents for top
lots. The tariff question causes but
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

Graft seems TO break ont every
where. Here is our Seattle naval clerk
indicted IN company with smelter and
machinery supply companies for de
fraudIug the Government in goods
bought for the navy. Fraud is vile
disease that seems thoroughly TO have
penetrated all branches Of The Govern
mont. Is 1T iimc, as the slang saying
is. to turn the rsscals out and will
the order 90 forth from the people
next year! And if so, will things be
bettered?
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
THE STEEL TRUST INQUIRY.

The investigation into inc steer trust
appears TO be fruitful in information.
Judge Gary is quite frank in his tes-
timony for the most part. He Is DIS
ingenious where he claims that he Is
not engaged in forming An interna-
tional steel trust, but that is matter
beyond the scope Of the investigation,
and perhaps he does not consider MN
self bound TO answer with respect TO
il. But he does answer with fullnoss
and clcarness the questions put re-
garding the steel merger. and the pur-
chase of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
company. He claims that President
Roosevelt gave bis consent TO the com
biuation and purchase, and probably
Mr.. Roosevelt will not deny it, for those
who recall that transaction aud the DIFF
hcuty which il bridged over will re,
call also that Just about the time OF
that purchase Mr.. Roosevelt began his
talk about "good trusts" He evi-
IDENTIFY considered the steel merger
good trust, and its purchase of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company a
beucGcent measure So far as that II
concerned. there is good deal of evil
dcnce to support that view.
Mr., John w. Gates has also been
quite frank in his testimony, and we
notice some discrepancies between what
he says and what Judge Gary says, it
is also true that another eminent fac
tor in the steel merger and combina
tion says that Mr. Gates's testimony is
correct Gas far as ii goes - We trust
that that other eminent authority Will
he called on the stand and asked TO
tell that portion Of il which Mr.. Gates
did not reveal Mr. Gates. it appears,
told frankly and freely all about it
up 10 certain point, now let the
other gentleman come in and tell the
rest Of IL.
1t is true that thus far practically
nothing has developed in the inquiry
beyond what was known before 10 all
who had kept track of what was going
on in this corporation. Mr.. Carnegie
WAS known 10 have cot something like
$500. 900 of The 6 per cent bonds
Of the steel corporation. Mr.. Gates
saws The exact amount he got WAS
$31s,000, 900. That gives Mr. Carnegie
n clear income of upwards of $4,000.
600 year Besides this. he has other
large revenues, so that even supposing
him TO have given away 5000, 100000
land he has given about tbat) he has
given away no more than his current
revenue from this one source. so that
he has not vet started on the road to
poverty. He is Just as rich as ever,
and Just as able as ever TO keep up
his muni6cent gifts.
The one thing that is new that has
been developed has been the claim Of
the actual consent of President Roose
Coal and Iron company by the trust 1t
does not appear that President Roose
welt S consent was necessary TO this.
except by way of closing his mouth. If
tanned, he would probably have made
a terrific roar when he found out about
it; getting his consent stopped that
roar, and changed il into cooing note
in dove-lke mournfulness against those
who were indiscriminately abusing the
trusts and in making (then) President
Roosevelt complacently Groom about
good trusts and the benefit which they
could and uoull ,npcar up,, a., 80,
pie.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

President Smith takes a page Of the
Deseref News 10 protest that he Is
against the saloon But that is not
the poinI. Is he for prohibition here
He dcesn Z say so In his long sermon
which he preached i'm Granite stake and
which takes the page referred TO in
The organ If he favors prohibition in
Sail Lake let S have his statement that
he does So.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

notice of the slaughter of her people.
nor 10 make any demand with respect
10 it, in Wow OF the probable insult and
liable to sec nation of 100000, 900 OF
people fallen so low, simply because
for centuries they have been too as
siduous in tho cultivation of the arts
and sentiments Of peace,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

One Of the most puzzliDg things
about these wet y and dry de.
bates Is the freedom and volubility
with which illustrious men are quoted
on each side of the question 1t would
make for instruction ard soidity of ar.
eument on both sides Of tho question.
lf every speaker. in quoting the great
in support Of his cause would give the
reference, showing when and at what
time the great one said what is quoted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

The Smoot organ opiccrs 10 M,
prospecilvcly hospitable welcome to
president Taft on his contemplated
visit TO see the old folks here next Sen.
iember. II admits tho fairness and tho
pleasant phrased wording of our wei
conc but still il has IFS crouch about
1T, seeming to think tha; there must be
something wrong about ii after ali
Eat IT must be confessed bv that or.
gan that il would be very difficult FOR
The Tribune to please il and remain :,
falr-minded. truthful candid newspa
per. And so we have long aeo quit
irving 70 please IL
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
Salt T,ake ritv

Cdlb lfoht IlUV. ttiu1
PIease answer in the columns of
Sunday 3 issue the following: an
is the most powerful battleship IA
United States navy? (2) Also n
British uavy7 (3) What is ths
powerful battlesbip under constr
in the United States7 (4) All
Great Britaiu7 J,P1
~ The Delaware is the most b
full battleship that is in commissio
the United States navy, with. 4
placement of 10000 tons. Its arm,
is four twelve-inch guns, eight /.
inch guns and twelve seven-inch
~ The most powerful ship il
mission in the British navy is the
lingwood, with q displacement 81
go tons Her armament is ten fH
inch and twenty four-inch guns.
The most powerful battleship in
sfructiou in the United States na,
the Wyoming. Of $4,000 tons din
ment, 10 be armed with twelve IN
inch guns and twenty-on Eve
guns. az The most powerful
under construction for the British|
ernment are the Conqueror. the
arch. the Orion, and the Ihund
each of 900 tons displacement.
armament is not vet determined.
Good dope for hot weather.
iiful Wandampre
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04
ATTENTION, VOTERS!

It is absolutely necessary that every
voter 10 voice their sentiments on June
q, for wet or dry, must have voted at
the last City Election 1909) and not
changed residence since, otherwise you
lose your vote if you do not resigster
on June s.
election (lal0) does not qualify you
TO vote at this Special Election.
Register and be sure,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

''priano Castro. he impudeut little
bnlly WHO made such mess at Vene
zuela 5 affairs is lost and The Ven
eZueians are trying TO 6ud out where
he is. rs they fear he is sneaking back
to make trouble. And If he ever gets
INTO the back country Of Venezucla.
ne viii be sure TO do il
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

The Socialist insurgents of Lower
California will have some difficulty in
persuad'ng Msdero TO pay them for
teeir efforts, as they explained al
aloDg that their revolution had moth
ing 10 do with bis
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

When the Americans named as Ia king
control Of Guatemala RS noted in our
special dispatch. do take control Of it
they will make things hum. and many
American fortunes will he made.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

The children al Wandamere on Fri
day we're = lovely, heartsome, lively
sight. II was a day long TO be rcmcm
hered both by those who looked on and
admired and by The children who we're
the main Thing.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

The views of Rabbi Freupd, written
some time ago on the liquor question,
arc fair. clear. and forcihle; no amount
of mere sentiment or surmise can pos
sibly offset them.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

Thomas T. RYAN had boil aud the
whole world was told about it, we
suppose il he had had carbuncle. the
whole universe wouIdn I be big enough
Ia spread The agony over.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

Woodrow Wilson suggests that al
law makers should he unmarried Which
Is he same thing as saying tina! those
who have the least kncwe ledge Of and
The least experience in actual life
should have the most 10 say about it,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

The church leaders seem 10 have
some difficulty in nersuading the public
that they are for, prohibition when they
are not.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-04

so that the hearer could look up and
verify the quotation, and see whether
what is alleged was said. or has any
fair application TO the case.