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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
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No Pose for Negroes.

+ Chicago, March 2S.-Miss =
+ Mamie Blanha, an 1S-year-old :
+ model, is indignant today over =
= the action of the Art Institute :
+ which asked that she pose be- :
+ fore a class of which negro stu :
+ dents formed a part. =
+ Miss Blanha, whose figure is :
= regarded as almost perfect, had :
+ been posing but a short time =
+ when she learned there were :
+ negro students in the class and :
+ refused to go on. Persuasion :
+ was of no avail, Miss Blanha in =
+ sisting that the negpoes with :
y draw. She carried her point, 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
Fire At BelIlngham.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.

UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE
Bellingham, Wash, March 28.-Fire
which started at lis o'clock this
morning, partly destroyed building
situated at the corner of Bay and
Holly streets, and for a time threat
ened the entire block. The damage is
estimated at between $4,000 and $1O,-
900.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
Cleaned Up Canadians.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 2S.-Chas
Sheldon was arrested here today on
the charge of obtaining more than
$1,000, 900 through blind pool oper-
ations in Montreal. Sheldon fears
violence when he returns to Canada,
and is being guarded to prevent sui
eide.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
THE STORY
IS ABSURD
AND FALSE
Governor West and State
Treasurer Kay Pronounce
0regOnian'S Story Concern
ing Employment of Negroes
at Asylum as False.
STEINER APPOINTED THEM

As Superintendent Are Responsible
for the Conduct of the State In
stitutjOns They Are Given Absolute
Freedom in the Hiring of EN-.
ployes-The Records Show That
the Same Wages Are Paid Now as
Last Fall, and No Raises Have
Been Made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
Suffrage Sidetracked.

Harrisburg, Pa, March 2S.-Women
suffrage in Pennsylvania was side
tracked today. The senate judiciary
committee referred the measure to
the committee on elections to report
to the legislature at the 1913 session.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
Rennrt Is Ridicnl0ns.

Ell Paso, Tex, March 2S.-The re-
port that President Diaz of Mexico,
has resigned was pronounced ridicu-
lous today by General Navarro.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
O|AZ WILL HOLD OFFICE
A FEW MONTHS AND RESIGN
LIMANTOUR IN HIS PLACE

Francisco Madero Sr Says the Mexican Government Has
Agreed to Peace Negotiations Mexican Congress Will
Abolish Office of vCe-President Throwing Corral Out and
De Labana Will Act as SuChDiaz Will Proclaim That He
Is Worn Out, New Election Will Be Held and Linmantow
Elected.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28

Be sure to see the Mountain View
advertisement on page 2 of this is
sue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28
STANDARD OIL is A DWARF
COMPARED TO COMBINE IN
CONTROL OF ANTHRACITE

Gigantic Combination of Railroads Has for Years ThroIed
All Competition by Withholding Cars From Competitions,
Purchasing and Holding Coal Lands Through Dummy Com
panieS and by Secret Alliances With the Big Mining Com
panieS They Could Not Run Out of Business
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-03-28

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
18TH lfIAN CANIL TOLLS.

4 well meant proposal is made in
Congress that American vessels passing
through the Panama Canal when that
waterway is opened shall be exempted
from tolls or shall have their tolls paid
for them from the national treasury, on
condition that they may be taken as
auXiliaries to the navy or army at the
option Of the government by lease or
purchase on their actual face value.
With the intention to favor American
commerce. to encourage the rehabilita-
ton of the American mercantile marine
and to secure for this country the largest
possible compensation for the enormous
expense to which it is putting itself at
Panama 1t is easy TO feel much SYM
pathy. But there are certain specific
considerations Of law and honor which
it will not do to overlook.
This country undertook the construc-
ton of the Isthmian Canal on the ex-
plicitly expressed understanding that ii
was to be open on equal terms to all
well affected nations. That certainly
means that our own vessels shall pay
the same tolls that we exact from those
OF other nations. and any attempt to cir
cumveDt that provision would naturally
he regarded as violation of good faith.
That would be true whether il were done
directly by openly eXempting American
commerce, or through indlrection by
granting 10 American vessels a rebate on
certain grounds.
Just one method Of favoring American
commerce has been proposed which may
be free from objection, though even that
is to be carefully considered before it is
adopted. That is that American coast
ing vessels alone shall be exempted from
dues. OF course. the chief interest OF
other nations in the matter Is not In our
getting the largest possible revenue out
of the canal-though even that is Of con-
sequence To them-but In impartial treat
ment Of all vessels, so that no nation
shall have undue advantage over an
other. But such advantage is to be had
only in competition. and in our c0asting
trade there is no competition, since for
eign vessels are excluded from il, and
our own vessels. If exempted from dues,
would have no advantage over those OF
other nations, because there are no yes
sells Of other nations in that trade.
Even that arrangement. however
would not pass unchallenged. though It
might be possible satisfactorily to an
swer the challenge; for il would be
argued by foreign powers that il our
coast commerce paid its full share of
canal tolls we should be able 10 reduce
rates To- the vessels of other countries
and that the latter were therefore being
oyercharged for the benefit Of American
coastwise trade. Whether this should he
regarded as a valid and convincing argu-
ment or not, the whole matter Is oh.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
yiously one which requires judicious as
well as reasonably prompt consideration.
PROSPERITY on THE FARM.

One of the most interesting disclosures
farm values made in the last decade.
That gain has been distributed over the
whole country, extending into states
where agriculture has been supposed to
be declining and abandoned farms
were much in evidence, as well as into
| the chief source of wealth. Thus in
Massachusetts an increase Of II per cent
| is reported In the value of farm land and
buildings, Of 80 per cent in the value OF
implements and machinery and Of 81 per
cent i'm the value Of farm land an acre.
! The figures for Connecticut are 40, 80
and 63 per cent. respectively. while in
the Middle West the increases have
ranged well up 10 100 per cent Kansas
/ has much more than doubled the value
of land and buildings and the average
value TO the acre, while In Colorado the
gains are 2S3 per cent for the land and
! buildings and 10 per cent for the aver
age acre price.
The last decade was. in fact, the most
prosperous in the whole history of Amer
/ lean agriculture. 1t saw the prices Of
agricultural products reach unprecedent-
ed figures and hold firm for several sea-
sons. The owners Of farms lifted their
mortgages and improved their property.
! and land values advanced all along the
! line. That advance was not due, more
over, to'an inflow Of population into the
| farming districts, creating greater de-
mand for land In states like Indiana
and Missouri. in which between 1900 and
1910 there was practically no increase In
the population outside the cities, lands
rose steadily in price. The average value
to the acre increased 1O per cent In
| Missouri and % per cent in Indiana.
Land values were kept low for many
years by the excessive supply Of cheap.
undeveloped land in the sparsely settled
West. That supply has been pretty well
exhausted. and the upward movement.
long artificially stayed. is now In full
swing. High prices for most commodi-
ties. and especially high prices for farm
products. accelerated the gain OF the last
decade which has largely made up for
the stagnation so persistent between
1880 and 1900. The farmers industry
has left behind itthe abnormal period Of
homesteading, and his land Is acquiring
new value every year. The future Of
agriculture In this country was never
mere assured or more promising. because
the increase In population from now on
will far outrun the possible increase in
area available for tiIage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
HANp,cApPlNG YOUNG MEN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: There was much Of interest III t"e
article in your issue Of April "a heaue"
Seek Aid of Pawnshops" in which you
state:
"Nr. Moss said that one conspicuous
fact which had been brought to light so
far during the grand jury investigation
was the evident youthfulness OF the cui-
prts who had attacked and robbed citi-
zens. as the latter had testified In descrio-
ing their assailants."
This statement by Mr.. Moss should
make good citizens endeavor to discover
the reason for the increase Of crimes per-
petrated by young men.
| believe that one reason is that young
men do not get the opportunities to earn
an honest living. as they are entitled to.
To-day a large body OF men are banded
together to prevent the young men from
learning useful trades. The labor unions
limit the number of apprentices (entlrely
through selfish motives) who can learn
such trades. In the factories controlled
by labor unions. in the industry with
which / am familiar (fur felt hat max
ing), in the two important departments
the union allows one apprentice to each
ten journeymen and requires each appren-
tice to serve. as such. three years before
another apprentice can be entered or In
structed ] will agree to have an intelli-
gent, industrious boy taught I'm two weeks
to do as good work as Is done In either
department by the average union journey
man. CITIZEN.
New York, April %, 1911
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS
Hiram The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, April 2s-The German Am
bassador left Washington Tonight fol
New York, where he will remain severa
days He will attend the dinner to be
given by the Lotos Club on SATURDAY
night and will be guest at The Asso'
ciated Press dinner.
The Mexican Ambassador Will leave
Washinzton in the morning for New York
and Thursday night will be guest OF
The Associated Press and will deliver ar
address at the annual dinner.
The Belgian Minister and Countess de
Buisseret had Miss Helen Taft as their
guest Of honor at a dinner tonight. They
also entertained Miss Cords, OF Filwood
England, and her cousin, Miss Milne
Home OF England; Miss Sophy johnston
Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Marion wise
Henry Anderson, Of Richmond, Va; A
Piatt Andrew, Willing Spencer, William
G.. c. Gladstone, British attache; Mr.. de
Beaufort, Netherlands secretary, and
Emile Casteur Belgian attache.
The Swedish Minister is making Visit
Of several days In Boston. He Will return
here on Tuesday Of next week.
sonora )OtiIc boy NC Jaw "'-S ~ 49,
Costa Rican Minister. Joined him at the
legation tonight after visit or several
days In New York. Sehorita Maria Calvo.
who accompanied her mother to New
York, remained there for a longer visit
The Norwegian Legation, which has
been in a hotel since the appointment OF
II. II. Bryn as minister. last fall. Is being
established at No 1888 Connecticut ave-
nue.. The minister and Nine. Bryn will
take possession at once.
Count Galarzo. recently appointed Spanish
first secretary, has arrived to assume
his duties.
Gregory Wilenkin, Russian financial
attache, who arrived In New York sew
eral days ago, came to Washington to-
day
Constantine Nabokoff. Russian first
secretary, will go to Warrenton. Va. to-
morrow morning, 10 be the guest for a
week OF Mr.. Nesbit at his country place.
Faymaster Donald Nesbit, who Is In
Washington on leave, will accompany Mr..
Nabokoff TO his fathers Virginia place.
The Austrian naval attache and Bar
oness Preuschen will be members of a
large weekend party. TO be entertained by
Senator du Pont at his estate in Delaware.
They will leave the capital on Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27

From The TriDuh"
Washington. April 26.-Ihe
discussed legislation with several se"a'o'
and Representatives before his oep"' '''
for. New York this morning. -
"'Things are IN such cond't'o" "o"
that II IS impossible to say wheh Oo"es.
viii adjourn" said Senator Cu'oe, pun
after seeing the President. L exp.c' ".
will he here for a couple OF iIio"'"', ..
least. and maybe longer. Presioen'
Is anxious to have only his Canadiah rec'.
procity programme put through pu' u
must no admitted that there are two par
ties now that have say IN 'es's'"'''
matters"
Ex-senator Carter talked to the rreS''
dent to-day about the organization VI ."e
boundary Waters Commission. Mr.. Carter
said the commission would hold us hrst
meeting on MAY 20. although Canada had
not yet appointed her representatives -,
The President this morning had O. ca''
from the Vice. President and MIS- sher-
man. TO whom he showed the portrait vi
himself which Andres Zorn, the Swedish
artist, is painting.
Among those who conferred with ths
Treasury. the Secretary OF the Interior
Senator Root, Representative Reilly
Stephenson, French and Foster. and eS-
Senator Scott Mr.. Taft also receiVco
twelve young women students from virginia
College, at Roanoke, and chatted rev
minutes with "Chick" Evans. OF Chicsso'
the golf champion OF tho United states
expressing regret that he would NOT %
able to have game with him during MS
stay I'm Washington
Accompanied by Secretary Hilles am
Major Butt President Taft left Wasnihg-
ton this morning at II o'clock for TWO
days stay In New York.
Mrs. Taft will issue Invitations for me
first OF her spring garden parties within 4
few days She has selected May as the
day, and the arrangements will be much
the same as In former years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
MR.. CARNEGIE AND THE TRUST
COMPANY.

The only obligation resting upon Mr..
Andrew Carnegie to come to the assist
apce Of the Carnegie Trust Company's
dcpositors is sentimental, and it is often
good morals 10 ignore the claims Of SEN
timentality. If Mr.. Carnegie should
make good their losses 1t would establish
q precedent for requiring very rich men
70 stand sponsor for any and all bad
banking that INSCRIPTIONS promoters
might see fit to conduct IN their name
II would not be desirable that such pro-
moters should be encouraged in their
operations, nor that bank depositors
should be taught to rely upon some good
angels coming to their relief rather than
on their own prudence in selecting de.
pOsitory.
The chief argument that Is made for
Mr. Carnegies coming to the aid OF the
stricken bank now is that he did 1t once
before. This shows what decentralization
sentimentality in business works, and IL
any further proof of its demoraizing
tendency is required ii lies in the weak
HESS tAulblttu NY tlit Gidlt a'uAihiHo ~
partment toward the mismanaged trust
company. all because Mr.. Carnegie came
to its relief once and might therefore be
expected to do so again.
Perhaps Mr.. Carnegie might advan-
tageously have proclaimed 10 the public
the fact that he was in no way response
BILE for the company which was named
after him without his consent. In the
absence of such disclaimer the public
might take it for granted that he felt as
much satisfaction in having bank
named after him IS in having library
bear his name. But the way Of phi
lanthropist should not be made harder
by insisting that he make good the ex-
ploits of promoters using his name with
out authority. Perhaps such a man as
Mr. Carnegie should have some way Of
protecting himself from the unauthor-
lied use of his name for advertising pur-
poses, as Il pretty woman has of pro-
tecting herself from the unauthorized
use Of her photograph by advertisers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
FOR A CITY ASPHALT PLANT.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: l see Tammany newspapers are
laying the condition of the city streets on
President McAneny's shoulders instead Of
where it rightly belongs. I was EN-
ployed nine years in street repairs and
know that the trouble Is altogether due
to former administrations, which made or
had contracts with different asphalt con-
tractors at such low prices that only the
very poorest material could be laid down
TWO years was the limit such wretched
stuff would stand where there was only
moderate wear. and much less time where
heavy trucking occurred. You must also
take into account the regular "divvy"
made to the man above. Let the Board Of
Aldermen vote a sum sufficient TO put I'D a
iIrst class asphalt plant for the city to do
It's own repairs and new asphalting, and
then you will see good, clean streets and
no more complaints. G. W. GEER.
New York, April %, 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
TIE MYSTERY or THE PLAGUE.

TIE MYSTERY OF THE PLAGUE.
The mystery Of the plague. both bu-
bonic and pneumonia, TO which we re-
Gently referred. seems to be explained,
or to be upon the point Of explanation,
though that is effected through the sub
stitution Of another mystery. Hitherto
physicians have been at a loss TO de-
termne how the infection is conveyed
from marmots to men and why there
should be such sudden outbreaks OF the
peStilence and then such sudden and
apparently complete subsdences of it.
Thus only n few weeks ago the disease
was reported to be raging with unprece-
denied and almost Incredible violence in
Manchuria. and now 1t has all but dis
appeared. II was transmitted from
marInots to men. but there was no
known medium for its conveyance, for.
plague, the marmots were supposed not
to be infested with feas. and the con-
veyance Of the infection through the air
did not seem possible.
Now. however. a great light is shed
upon the matter by the indisputable dis
cCvery that the marmots are infested
with feas The insects have actually
been found. II Is not yet demonstrated
that they are the agents Of infection, but
the presumption TO that end is very
strong. They are quite different from
the rat 1eas. which propagate the bu-
boIic plague. but their method appears
to he about the same. They infest the
marmots as long as these are alive and
when they are dead they desert their
carcasses for human bodies. This theory
is confirmed. and at the same time it
serves to explain the mysterious con
duet Of the plague. through the well
known fact that fleas are the most ca
PRECIOUS OF Insects. sometimes suddenly
appearing in almost infinite numbers
and then as suddenly and lnexpicably
disappearing. or perishlng. Such vista
tons of fleas may naturally cause out
breaks of the plague, which end prompt
~ with the disappearance OF the in:
sects.
But that as We have said explains one
mystery by another. We do not know
that there has as yet been any salts
factory explanation Of the habits Of
feas. Why should a place which had
never before contained. so far as could
he perceived. a single flea suddenly he
found to be swarming with millions?
And why should these all as suddenly
denart or die. leaving not single sur
vivor? 1t IS mystery as profound as
that Of the plague itself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-27
A CONDUCTORS DUTIES
Seating of Passengers and Slowing Of
Baggage as Part of Them.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: wonder that the general passenger
agents OF the railroad companies do not
instruct their train conductors 10 look after
the comfort and seating Of tie passengers
as part OF their regular business.
] was on a Pennsylvania Railroad train
on Sunday morning on my way TO Mata-
wan. n. J. l was obliged. with about one
hundred other persons. TO change cars at
Manhattan transfer. instead OF the railroad
company having the two cars In which we
We're attached TO the regular train. AS a
consequence We were hurried into a train
of cars already pretty well filed. and num-
bers OF persons were still standing in the
aisles when got off at Matawan.
/ saw several seats In which one person
sat. having piled his or her luggage on the
vacant space: and four seats turned to face
others In which three persons sat. with
luggage filing the other seating space
These impudent persons pretended not TO
see the passengers standing near them
and the conductor jostled his way through
collecting his tickets and by long habit felt
that II was none OF his business.
On my way back to New York about
eighty persons got on the Central Railroad
train at Matawan and at least half Of
them had 10 stand until Elizabethport
Junction was reached. twenty miles away
The same scenes were observed Of one per-
son occupying TWO seats and OF three per-
sons occupying four seats. and or a con-
ductor jostllng his way through and ignor-
ing the discomfort of his passengers.
IL is true that these unoccupied seats
might have been claimed. but at the ex-
pense OF a wrangle usually. which one
obliging aud executive conductor could
speedily accommodate and arrange In the