davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1911-04-21

The state insurance department in
the month of March received insur.
ance company fees to the amount Of
1884; and for the same month fire
marshal fees amounting to s2.41o.
with a total OF 1886 fire marshal fees
received since the first of January.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
QUICK on TRIGGER.

\ recent and unfortunate instance
in North Dakota is a reminder OF the
story told down in Georgia of how a
fancled insult at wedding brought
an all too sad end to the promise OF
connubial bliss. When the shootins
was over the bridegroom lay mortal
ly wounded. his brother was dead,
and the preacher. 100. had wended his
way to 2 place where there is neither
marrying nor giving in marriage.
Gazing gloonily upon the scene OF
Carnage, the Cracker bride oiuruur-
ed pensively. These new tangled
shootin' irons have sure played HI
with MY prospects,"
That the picture is not overdrawu
and that its sanguinary outlines are
capable Of being filed in in wide
i separate districts OF this country
is made painfully evident by the press
reports OF single day. The worst
OF il ali is that familiarity with ,nese
affairs has so dulled the edge OF ho--
TOR at their occurrence that the ay-
erase citizen is lot only able 70 read
OF them without a 1-euor but would
feel that he had been deprived Of
something should they fail TO make
their appearance in the newspapers
at more OF less frequent intervals.
Yet. even q, the risk Of cutting of
this regular daily tonic, every
right thinking man must have a sense
that conditions would be improved in
this land of the brave and home of
the free if the merry little pistol were
not so conveniently accessible a, all
times. Under stress OF passion or in
the presence OF apparent danger, the
most peace loving are at times ca
pable OF committing homicide, in what
they believe TO be the protection O.
their life. their honor, or their prop
The evening times., 1911-08-18

seas. The toll of life seems prutt.
i strong however.
In connection with aviation acci
dents, a study of the loss Of life il
! 1910-the latest data compiled.
especially interesting. During tn,
year there were twenty-five death
chargeable to aviation Eight o.
these were army officers. Eleven were
due to accidents to the machines while
in the air. In two instances the mo.
tors stopped without any known rea.
son and ii -one other instance be.
cause it was out of gasoline. Rob-
was killed at Stettia, Germany, by
making an ascent in strong wind
because an angry crowd that had paid
to witness his flight, demanded that
he do So Nearly all met death in ex-
hibition flights.
The destiny of the flying machine
is not in reaching mountain tops OF
piercing the skies. but in making long
flights at safe distances above the
ground Within the present year. one
man. Moisant, met death while max
ing such flights. There is danger in
them in case of accident, of course
But the real danger comes when avia-
tors make spectacular flights to thrill
the great crowds which gather to
witness them. HoXey met his death by
such an effort, and the two aviators
who were added to the list Of dead
at the Chicago meet were attempting
the same. There is a certain amount
Of the old gladiatorial lust in US
which demands nearly as much as the
Romans in the arena seats when
they turned their thumbs down. Would
1t not be better to cut out this de-
mand for sensational flights and en-
courage for a while the development
Of the aeroplane as distance flyer?
There seems little to do in the way
of improving the principle of flying.
The analysis of the deaths in 1910 cit
ed above indicate that more substan-
TALLY constructed machines and en-
gines that will not stop of their own
volition would eliminate at least half
the fatal accidents. If TO this were
added a public demand that no avia-
tor risk life to crafty the public
craze, there would be little more dan
ger in aviation than in automobiling.
The evening times., 1911-08-18

pass in review, is it too much to
characterize it as one which will de-
stroy the judiciary, its standing and
its usefulness.
The argument has been made to
justify the judicial recall that it is
only carrying out the principle of the
election of the judges by the people.
The appointment by the executive is
by the representative of the majority,
and, so far as future bias Is concern
ed, there is no great difference be-
tween the appointment and the elec-
tion OF judges. The independence of
the judiciary is secured rather by a
fixed term and fixed and irreducible
salary.
1t is true that when the term of
judges Is for limited number of
years and reelection is necessary it
has been thought and charged some
times that shortly before election in
cases In which popular interest is ex-
cited judges have leaned in their de-
cisions toward the popular side.
AS already pointed out, however, in
the election of judges for a long and
fixed term of years, the fear of popu-
lar prejudice as a motive for unjust
decisions is minimized by the tenure
on the one hand, while the opportuni-
ty which the people have calmly to
consider the work Of Judge for a
full term Of years in deciding as to
his reelection generally insures from
them fair and reasonable considera-
tion of his qualities as Judge.
While, therefore, there have been
elected judges who have bowed be-
fore unjust popular prejudice, or who
have yielded to the power of political
bosses in their decisions, am con-
vinced that these are exceptional, and
that, on the whole, elected judges
have made a great American judi
ciary. But the success of an elective
Judiciary certainly furnishes no rea-
son for SO changing the system as to
take away the very safeguards which
have made it successful.
9 . o
Attempt is made to defend the
principle of judicial recall by refer
ence to states in which judges are
said to have shown themselves to be
under corrupt corporate influence
and in which it is claimed that moth
ing but desperate remedy will suf-
fee.
II the political control in such cas-
The evening times., 1911-08-18
Benner, Begg & Garviin

On the instant of an unpopular rul-
Ing, while the spirit Of protest has
not had time to cool and even while
an appeal may be pending from his
ruling In which he may be sustained,
he is to be hailed before the electorate
as tribunal, with no judicial hear
ing, evidence, or defense, and thrown
out of office and disgraced for life be-
cause he has failed, in a single deci-
sion, 1t may be, to satisfy the popular
demand.
Think Of the opportunity such a
system would give to unscrupulous
political bosses in control, as they
have been in control not only of con-
ventions but elections! Think of the
enormous power for evil given to the
sensational, undertaking portion of
the press in rousing prejudice against
a just judge by false charges and in
situations, the effect of which in the
short period of an election by recall
1t would be impossible for him to
meet and Offset!
Supporters Of such a system seem
to think it will work only in the in
terest of the poor, the humble, the
weak and the oppressed; that it will
strike down only the Judge who is
supposed to favor corporations and
be affected by the corrupting influ-
ence of the rich. Nothing could be
further from the ultimate result. The
motive it would offer to unscrupulous
combinations to seek to control poll
tics in order to control the judges is
clear.
Those who would profit by the re-
call are those who have the best OPP
portunity of rousing the majority of
the people to action on a sudden i'm
pulse. Are they likely to be the wis
est or the best people in a communi-
ty? Do they not include those who
have money enough to employ the
fire-brands and slanderers in q COM
munity and the stirrers-up Of social
hate?
Would not self-respecting men we'll
hesitate to accept judicial office with
such sword of Damocles hanging
over them? What kind of judgments
might those on the unpopular side ex-
pect from courts whose judges must
make their decisions under such le-
galized terrorism?
The character of the judges would
deteriorate to that of trimmers and
time-servers, and independent judicial
action would be a thing of the past.
AS the possibilities Of such a system
The evening times., 1911-08-18
FRIDAY, AUGUST Is. 1911.
THE VETO AND THE TARIFF.

The vetoing of the woolen tariff
bill yesterday by the president has
merely verified what every we'll in
formed student of current political
events has known for several months
that the present congress can en-
act no tariff legislation. Every one
has known for months that the presi-
dent would veto any measure chang
ing the schedules at this time. The
talk Of passing such measures over
the veto is absurd as the senate
membership is considerable short of
the necessary two-thirds against the
administration.
The Times has taken little part in
any discussion of the various tariff
bills that have been considered in
congress. 1t has furnished its read
ers the facts. To seek to direct pub
lie opinion on the measures that
We're merely used by all schools Of
present day politics for making DO
litical capital was useless. The en-
tire field will be threshed over again
in the regular session and all the
tariff bills will find the same fate
in the exercise Of the executive veto
power. And then will come the CAM
paign in which a public verdict will
be demanded on the records made.
The truth is the tariff is oues-
ton in which changed conditions make
necessary certain adjustments. But
the country never has and never will
depart far from the basic principles
OF protection. as supported by the Re-
publican party. without encounterins
serious disaster. The difficulty in the
application of these principles TO con-
dirions lies in the divergent inter-
ests which have developed in the
fountry. The construction OF the
early tariff laws was the work OF j
school boy IN comparison with the
construction OF a tariff law now with
our myriads of industries. our raw
material problems and our trus, COM
oinations. Ali are agreed that as
a basis for the construction Of a sci
enttac tariff an actual knowledge Of
the cost Of production in the COM
pesing countries is essential. Theo-
reticai!y the tariff board solves this
dinculty but practically it is SO slow
In its work that little progress can
be made.
The campaign next year will be
fought strictly on the tariff issue. IT.
will be the live question. The mater
ial manufacturers in the present ex-
tra session Of congress and the regu-
las session this winter will be the
fuel. II the Democratic party can
convince the people that its position
is right-or unless the members do
as Governor Burke did and refuse to
discuss the party principles-it will
win. If, on the other hand, the pub
lie is convinced that the proposed
tariff measures were wrong or that
the attempted revision was ill timed
and would therefore have upset busi-
ness. the Republican party will be
entrusted with power. Thus, as the
lawyers say. the issue is joined.
The evening times., 1911-08-18

erty, But the protection assured
through the instrumentality Of fire.
arms is generally more fancied than
real. Honor, particularly. is shat
tered far more often than 1t is pre-
served through recourse to the gun
which has brought death in more than
one instance to an innocent victim
and left to the survivor a life of BIT
ter but unavailing remorse.
The evening times., 1911-08-18

1t is said that fool and his mon
ey are soon parted. 1t would be
blessed news IL the same could be
said of a fool and his gun. Until
more rigid laws are passed against
indiscriminate pistol toting, however.
we may look for a continued recital
Of doughty deeds on the part Of these
hair-trigger caressers, with the usual
consequences.
The evening times., 1911-08-18
AVIATION AND DEATH

The unfortunate death of two avia-
tors in the great aviation meet at
Chicago calls attention to the NOR
tuary records in the fight to conquer
the air. To the observer at a dis
lance 1t seems that there is need Of
cutting out the spectacular in the
development Of aviation II the death
toll 10 to be reduced. There is no
question now but that it is mans
destiny to conquer the air. and to
make it tributary to the progress of
mankind the same as he has made the
The evening times., 1911-08-18

Continued on Page s.)
The evening times., 1911-08-18

But such a view did not obtain with
our bare-headed. courageous and far
sighted statesmen and judges. and It
soon vas settled that It was the duty
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
HAPPl"ESS IN IDEAL STATE
Is Relative Thing, Depending on En-.
vironment, Previous Conditions
and Status Of Mind

Happiness Ia the supreme object OF
man largely. we may suppose. because
II Is an ideal state, which few beings
have attained except for short periods
In their existence. Perhaps this Is be.
cause happiness Ia n relative thing,
depending on environment. previous
conditions. and tie status of the indi.
viduaPs mind. Just as to the man who
has been out In the winters cold
room In which the temperature is SO
degrees will seem warm. 30 one who
has been buffeted about In the battle
with the world. beaten down at every
turn. Will find much happiness In
status which TO another would be su.
preme urhappiness.
Happiness depends on ones train.
Ing. and still more on the natural tend.
encies OF a person One man flnds
1elight to books. II earnest study all
his life: another finds Joy in the open.
communing with nature. One holding
money before him as the great goal
obtains comparative happiness In OBJ.
tanning II. Another finds in the love
OF wife and children even greater hap
piness. albeit he have but the
simple means OF living lngersoll
would rather have been the poor peas.
ant telling In his rocky fields for bread
than Napoleon with all his glory.
Caesar would rather have been first
In little IberIan village than second
~ Rome. Woolsey. after Il long life
spent in the service of his king. died
regretting that he had not served God
with half the zeal he had served his
earthly master.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
4 Rebuke to False Pride.

The late John s. Huyler,' said q
New York confectioner, was. for
all his millions and all his philan.
thropy. q man Of shrinking modesty.
Though he came Of an excellent
family. Mr.. Huyler laughed at those
persons who, in democracy like
ours. boastcd OF their ancient line
age
"A banker once declared In Mr..
Huyler's presence that he was de-.
scended from the princes OF Powys
--Wa.ea. seventh century, you know.
els that So drawled Mr.. Huy.
Ter. Yet heard a man tell your
brother the other day that he could
trace his family back to the days
OF armor and shirts NJ chain mail,
My wife made me stop my ira.
cling when ! got back to shirt sleeves
and overalls
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
Nice's Pumpkin Festival.

The pumpkin festival at Nice Is one
OF those old-world customs rescued by
popular sentiment from q gradual de.
cay that was Fastening toward obliv.
won. II is celebration singularly
unique. in that the widest exuberance
OF spirit alternates with serious reli.
gious ceremonies. representations OF
art, and prosalc business dealIngs-a
celebration 30 quaint and so little like
the usual productions OF modern man.
kind that II leaves one with the i'm.
preston Of having witnessed scene
idealized upon the stage rather than
an actual festival Of the present prnc.
tical age. Yet the pumpkin custom
undoubtedly reflects the character and
individuality OF It's resuscitators, the
inhabitants OF Nice, whose deep reli.
gious instincts, innate refinement Of
feeling and intense love Of the beauti.
ful were the underlying forces which
prompted them to revive q ume-hon.
ored custom without the least trace
Of vulgar advertisement or sordid ma.
terialism to mar it's perfect harmony.
Wide World Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
HER PROOF OF IDENTITY
cashier Of Telegraph Company Thinks
1t Sufficient and Pays the
Money.

Many are the stories told regarding
ladies' who visit banks, telegraph on.
ces and similar places and are asked
To conform To certain prescribed busi.
ness Gsaees. such as properly indors
ing check or presenting proof OF
Identity One OF the latest Is told by
the Cleveland Leader in Town Talk:
Several days ago handsome WON
an. handsomely dressed and accom-.
panied by two small boys, called at
the Western Union office to cash a
telegraph money order she had re-
ceived from her husband who was
In Chicago on business. Cashier John
II. Cox asked the woman all the
usual questions about Identification
but with no satisfactory results. Alb.
solutely she had no documentary proof
OF her identity AS last resort, Mr.
Cox said: Now. madam, I would like
very much to give you the money this
order calls for Can't you prove to me
some way that you are Mrs. Blank?,
Hesitating moment. the woman ex
claimed: Why, yes. Of course | can
How stupid Of me not to think OF II
before Then. pointing to the two
boys. said: These. sir, are my sons.
She got the money"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
SAVED FROM MOOSE BY TEARS
many Man Who Really Deserved to
Die Has Escaped Because c.
Sympathy.

Tears, just ordinary everyday
tears nave saved many a man who
really deserved to die from the hang
man s Moose and the electric chair"
was one of the favorite sayings Of the
late Henry }. Mckinney, pioneer Judge
ol the common pleas court of Cuyaho-
ga county. whose death is Just an
nOuDcch
when ! was an ambitious Young
barrister In Summit county | always
tricd--ln murder case-to get one
or Two sympathetic men on the jury.
was the attorney for the defense In
over ninety cases down there and my
recollection is that lost but two.
one case. particularly. was a pal.
pable instance of guilt. The chances
were 100 TO | against the man was
employed (" H. fcnd. When we were
picking tic jury noticed a man In
the venire who. thought. would weep
easily.
The state had exhausted It's chal-
lengcs and | picked this mar. In my
plea 10 til" jury ] made him cry. He
hung tie jury and there was no YER.
diet The next time we went to trial
the vote WAS seven to five In favor of
AcG'it'al. and the third time we got a
verdict Of not guilty all because one
man on a jury could be made to
weep"
Judge Mckinney was, for many
years, regarded as the most success.
ful criminal lawyer In northern Ohio.
When the news Of his nomination to
the common pleas bench came to him.
Judge Mckinney was on tour Of the
old world with the late Judge Henry
c. Ranncy. II Is said that Judge Nc.
Kinney tore the cablegram into shreds
tramped 1t under foot. and. turning to
Judge Ranney. said:
Lets go In to dinner. want to
forget some bad news I've had from
home"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
WAY TO WIN IN POLITICS
Keep on Saying Something Until
Every One Gets to Be.
lleVlng II.

THE way to win In politics." Job
Hedges said once. "is to keep on say.
Ing something until every one gets to
believing 1t. 1t don't make much diff
ference what that something Is My
office boy went to Bridgeport once on
one OF the 50-cent boat excursions. He
was late getting back to the boat, and
by the time he reached 1t every chair
on the desirable side OF the deck was
hlled. He thought of n scheme. Have
you seen the whaleo' he asked those
near him. They've got a whale tied
to the dock and he's thrashing around
with his tail like anything Those he
spoke to paid no attention. So he
went on. and told the story to others.
BY and by a few rose and went to
see the whale. He kept on telling the
story. More went around to see the
whale. At last the fever seized every
one and they crowded to the other
side OF the boat to see the whale. My
ofice boy was left alone on the deck
He selected the best chair. and placed
It In the most desirable position by
the rail. The crowd didn't come back.
He wriggled about uneasily. and final.
ly he jumped up and ran to the other
side OF the boat by gosh said he to
himself, I believe mebee there In q
whale"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
HOW BURNT CORK IS MADE
PRODUCT Of Theatrical "Paint Facto-
rles" just As Are Other Cos
mettts Used by Profession.

The popular impression as to tho
application OF burnt cork by minstrel
performers and actors In general Is
that II is ruEh, Il on the face and
hands OF TIE player from cork whose
end is charred In convenient gas
Jet. This impression is, however, in
correct The burnt cork used by min
strels and others is the product OF
the theatrical "paint factories" just
as is any other cosmetic or rigment
employed by the profession.
One house makes It in the follow
Ing manner: The corks are placed in
three tin vessels. resembling washboil-
ers, with holes punched in their sides
and bottom. Alcohol is sprinllled over
the corks and then they are fired"
When the corks have been properly
charred they are placed in muslin
sacks. which are knea6ed in barrels
OF water This operation forces the
powdered charcoal through the sacks
into the water.
When all the charred corks have
been worked through the sacks into
the water I'm ;his way the water Ia
drained through close canvas sack,
and what remains In that sack is
ready for the performers. The stun
is put up in cons. from which. when
the minstrel is ready to black up"
he takes Il little of the black paste in
his hands and applies 1t to his face,
neck and sometimes his hands.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
UNCLE SAM IS NOT SLOW
II Was Another Agency That Caused
This Seemingly Great Delay
In Malls.

We'll" said Mr.. Fatherly. beaming
with his accustomed cheerfulness as
he came down the apartment hall and
threw down upon the library table q
postal card that he had Just picked
UP inside the hall door, under which
the mall Is customarily thrust by the
elevator boy, well" said Mr.. Father.
1y, still beaming. "T didn't know that
Uncle Sam could ever be as slow as
that. Here's postal card for Belinda
that was posted in California last
April and has only Just come"
For mel" said Belinda. why. how
wonderful!" But when she had looked
at the card her wonder ceased and
her face was wreatbed in smileR.
why, father" she said ~ got
that card months ago when II was
sent and Just now II must have blown
out OF my room"--her room is direct.
ly opposite the hall door and it's door
now was open-"to fall there on tho
floor Just inside the hall door where
you found II when you came In"
And then they all laughed merrlly.
but not at Uncle Sam, and Mr.. Father.
ly laughed with the rest for his good
bumor Ia unquenchable. even when
the laugh is on him.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
Curious Marriage Custom.

The Kurds have a very curious and
somewhat dangerous marriage custom
which one would think would be moro
honored In the breach than in the OBJ
servance. The husband, surrounded
by a bodyguard Of twenty or thirty
young men. carries his wife home on
his back in a scarlet cloth and is des.
perately assaulted the whole way by a
number Of girls. Sticks and stones
are hurled at tho bridegroom. who In
the coming Home with his bride can
hardly be considered very happy
man. for the iratc ainazons often I'm.
fict on him marks which he carries
TO tho grave. II may be that among
tho lady pursuers are some OF the
bridegroom's former flames" who
turn the mock attack into downright
earnest To- avenge sllghtcd love
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-03-25
NOTICE TO SHEEPMEN

|. the undersigned. hereby forbid
any and all sheep to run in the
waterin Copper Basin and Copper
Canyon. Said water rights belong
to me and l use the water for
mining and domestic purposes.
Any sheepman whose sheep are
permitted to pollute or damage
said water will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
Carl Peterson
Copper Canyon. Elko County, Feb.
25, 1911.