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The oasis., 1912-11-23

reap territorial accessions in the south and west. Three points are of uncertainty in the final settle ment, which the powers unquestion- ably will do their best to shape. One is the status of Albania, with it's extensive coast line, another is Constantinople and the third Servia's demand for sea outlet, either by way of the Adriatic or the Egean. to which she is entitled. Austria's claim for similar outlet, which is equally we'll sustained, may complicate the settlement, for Servian dislike is very strong for the nation which removed Bosnia from her hopes. Albania may be given quasi sovereignty, similar to the recent government of East ern Roumelia. But these are de- tails which will be worked out at the proper time, and in all prob ability, it seems now, to the sat- isfaction of both the successful belligerents and the powers.
 The principal thing is that Tur- key is expelled from Europe. For that the Christian world is pro- foundly grateful. Whether the allies, all of whom have been more or less at odds with each other in the past, will be able to get along peacefully under the readjustment which is about to take place is something that cannot be foretold. Their ealousies are strong and it is not improbable that they may involve them in difficulties, but
 that is crossing the bridge before
 it is reached.
The oasis., 1912-11-23

bath tub trust case, and Tn the revision of the rules of procedure in the federal supreme court. To get the action backed by popular demand there is no need of await ing for the death of majority of the bench, as in former times, and appointment of their successors. During the Civil War Ben Wade of Ohio, one of the greatest senators of that generation, was wont to say that when Buchan- an was President he prayed that Chief Justice Fancy, who was in feeble health, (and also strongly opposed to the prosecution of the war and the abolition of slavery, and wherever possible was ready always to interpose his judicial de- cisions) would not die, lest another like him might be appointed; but as Fancy fingered long after Lin coin became President the senator feared that his prayers had over shot the mark. But our federal supreme judges now are not like Fancy, and to secure justice we dc not have to wait for them to die
 Even an income tax law would. be decreed constitutional by the pres
 ent Supreme Court of the United
 States.
The oasis., 1912-11-23
EXPULSION OF THE TURK.

Turkey, thoroughly whipped by the allies, has sued for peace. Her defeat is tremendous. She is all but wrecked. The fall of Adrian ople and Constantinople is only a question of days if the war con- tinues. Her other defenses are unimportant. Cholera is impair ing her residence, although the final outcome would. have been the same without this deadly reinforce ment of the allies.
 Turkey in Europe is demolished. That fact is evident. The powers cannot restore it if they wish. The allies are too strong, and the triple alliance is not going to risk a war except for vital interests. Turkey has ceased to exist as European government. The Balkans hence forward are for the Balkans, and in this group of erstwhlle despised nations Bulgaria suddenly looms up as a potential European power. Her remarkable strength is the conspicuous feature of the cam paign, and to her naturally will go the lions share of the spells. She will get, for her share of the spoil of war, large territoria additions, together with valuable political and economic rights Ev- entually she may absorb Constan. tinople, though the powers will oppose her there. Her future is bright indeed. a
 In all probability the allies vii
The oasis., 1912-11-23
Equipment for cusdsIsjars.

Today there are in the railway roundhouse and yard at Nogales, locomotive, combination express and mail car, and two coaches, ot the Southern Pacific of Mexico, which came up from Empalme last night, en route to Guadalaiara, for use on that end of the road, where they are travelling via Benson, El Paso and Laredo. They will start this evening, and to the train there will be attached the Sinaloa, the private car of Major Charles lime the general manager of the South ern Pacific of Mexico, and the So- nora, the car of the general super intendent of the same company MT. H. J. Temple, both Of whom are en route to the capital ot JaiiS- co, to attend to affairs for the con pany over there. Taken altogether the equipment and special cars make quite a train which will run through to destination special
The oasis., 1912-11-23
THE JUDICIARY RESPONSIVE.

Recent events go strongly to show that the judiciary are not so neglectfui of public sentiment, nor
 30 irresponsive thereto, when they
 know what is that public senti-
 ment. Only last week the Supreme Court of the United States, in the Bath Tub Trust cases, overturned
 system that the owners of patents for labor saving inventions have practiced of following the sales of their output with contracts binding the purchasers to maintain certain established prices for the products of those inventions, thus bringing into their own trust all users of their inventions and compelling their users to refrain from that competition among each other that would be natural. Some of these trusts, such as the shoe making machinery trust, have not only compelled purchasers (they were really leasers) of their machinery to maintain the prices ofthe output of those machines, but they have compelled them to purchase from the trust at advanced prices the findings needed (threads, wire. shoe nails, etc., adding to the burden the consumer must bear. To buy such findings elsewhere forfeited the lease of the machines, and put out of business the offending manu- facturer. By that system the trust followed their machinery, dictated where the manufacturer had tC purchase certain raw materials necessary to his manufacture al prices far above what they woulc cost him in an open market, anC dictated the prices at which hC might sell his own product. The decision rendered by the fedora supreme court last week sweep
 away that system and prohibit
 manufacturers of machinery fol lowing their own product witt onerous exactions compelling reg
The oasis., 1912-11-23


 SOME of the newspapers are dis cussing the best way to sleep. That is one of those subjects that can give but little information by dis cussion. Those who sleep well know not how they do so, and those who do not could not profit by any information of the real source of the comfortable rest of those they envy so greatly. Good sleep and good digestion come by nature, and are not acquired. Generally they go together.
The oasis., 1912-11-23

ulation of the output of that pro- duct in the hands of others. This latest decision of that august trl- bunal should be very effective and far reaching in results.
 Again, the same tribunal has re- vised the rules of procedure Tn It's body, simplifying it greatly and eradicating many productive sour ces of delay. That was done in response to an insistent public de- mand.
 Since the fifth of November the tribunals of the state of Michigan have shown a similar responsive ness, where the opponents of equal suffrage had taken into the courts the constitutional amen Id m en t adopted by the people, and sought to prevent its operation by appeal to technicalties. A pool room proprietor presented in the Genes see circuit court a petition for an injunction to prevent the counting of that county's vote for equal suffrage. The judge lectured the petitioner in scathing terms, and concluded with these words:
 | The people of Genesee county
 have expressed their wish that
 women have the suffrage and l
 think they have done so legally
 and until some higher court directs
 otherwise | shall hold in the belief
 that the constitution so dearly loved
 by the complainant and his solicit
 ors will not be warped or even
 strained thereby.
 Immediately the case was taker
 to the supreme court upon petl' tion for mandate to compel tht
 lower court to grant the injunction
 asked, and there by denial of hi
 petition the petitioner received th'
 same kind of solar plexus iol
 that had been given him in thl
 court of the first instance. Th'
 point raised was the legality of sub
 mitting the constitutional amend ment in abbreviated form, and tn courts prompt dismissal of tn petition leaves the impression tha it will refuse to throw out tn suffrage ballots because of tn technical irregularity in this re spect, holding that the intention c the voters, which was clearly ex pressed, should govern.
 { Never before in the United State have the courts been so keenly re ) sponsive to the will of the peopl s as now. Not only are they respor { sive, but they seem desirous of dis covering that will and obeying it mandate The popular uprisin e shownin the adoption of progressiv e measures in many states, may hay 1 done much to shape the preser s frame of mind to which the jud s ciary, both elective and appointiv - has arrived; but it is there all tE h same, and even among life terI ,- judges it exists, as shown in tf
The Washington times., 1912-01-28
PUPILS ENTERING :.
HIGH SCHOOLS This
YEAR PROFICIENT
lE
Stringent Efforts to Prevent
Demotions of Last Semes-
ter Successful.

Charges that eighth grade pupils are
insuffciently prepared for entrance to
the high schools cannot be made this
semester, say the supervising princi-
pals, Of the various divisions Of the pub
lie schools. More exacting requirements
for eighth grade certificate holders have
been. made during the last half year.
English. arithmetic and algebra es-
pecially have been thoroughly drilled
into the eighth graders who come up
for graduation, and promotion to the
FIVE. high schools on Wednesday.
Many eighth grade pupils were recon-
mended for a return from the high
schools 10 the graded schools last
semester. and many students who en-
tered from private institutions were
sent from the high schools to the
graded schools. OF the number recon-
mended to be denoted none were re-
turned that had received eight grade
diplomas.
on Thursday pupils in the eighth
grade who were found deficient were
given examinations. or sixty-three who
took the test for promotion to the
high school 1t Is understood that but
two were successful. The supervising
principals spent Friday going over
papers with the result that but two
students, of those thought to be de-
ficient will receive the eighth grade
certificate. g..
The Washington times., 1912-01-28
FINDS
SELF SUPPORTING
PENSION DIFFICULT
Chairman Dick Reports
Need Of Government Aid
in Civil Service.

No practical contributory pension
scheme for civil service employees will
BE- entirely self-supporting, declares
former Scnatnr Dick, director Of tho
committee of cne. hundred. in a state-
rnent ISSUED from the comm i.tee's Of
fees. a"s,
1T is a safe estimate TO say that tho
cost to the Government every year. ex-
elusive OF interest paid on contributions
of clerks, will equal what Is contributed
by the clerks themselves, says the
former Senator. ~
1T is important to distinguish be-
tween the liability for pensions due
those WIN already have reached The re-
firing age or'who will soon reach that
age, and the pensions that would accrue
to those who are still young of VIII
The statement declares: The rock
on which ,he rivil service pen.
siors schemes have split has bec:i
the appropriation of the contributions
of younger clerks to pay annuities for
those who are SO old tfat they con-
tribute very little toward tfeir own
pensions.
"Befors New Zealand enacted it's re-
tirement and pension law Of 1867 II had
a full and careful Investigation made Of
the probable cost Of the syHtem, in
order to have q basis fer determining
what portion of the expense coulc rea,
soEably be charged to the employees and
what pol ton must be assumed by the
government. The actusry who figured
the cost based his estimates on the re-
tui rs as 10 age end salary uf The 5.o93
persons IT, whom the law was intended
to apply. He figured the contribution,
necessary to be paid to secure without
government assistance all the tenef,ts
intended to be conferred BY the law, rs
fellows: ..'
The Washington times., 1912-01-28
Per cent
of Sa larry.

- his is an averag. of ~ per cent OF
the salaries of the civil employees. The
law as enacted only required payment
as foil we: ~
f.r cent
Age. .-,r--- r- -. 49,, of salary.
20 years and under. r...,.......... )
~ NedTS.... ......s... .....-.,... U
80 " di
81 years and over................. 10
THE difference in cost has been as
sumed by the New Zealand government.
and II Ia probably a safe. estimate 10
say that the cost 10 the government
every year. exclusive OF interest paid On
contributions of clc"ks. will tQr al what
is contributed by the Clerks =
The Washington times., 1912-01-28

Announcement was made this morn
ing, In st. Teresa's Church, that Candle
mas Day will be observed with masses
and the blessing Of the tapers on Friday
as St. Blazus' Day, there Will take place
the blessing Of the throats of the people
who present themselves for this cere-
mony.
The Washington times., 1912-01-28

There will be a lull in Masonic events
in Anacostia for a time, as no meeting
has been scheduled for tomorrow night.
but on February they will be resumed,
when Anacostia Lodge. No. q. F. A. A:
NJ, will conduct the third degree, ana
on the following Monday evening Ana
costa Chapter, No. Il, Royal Arch Ma
sons, will hold its annual election OF
officers.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
AN EVENING OF LAUGHTER
Mutt and Jeff' Crouch Destroyer al
Opera House Tonight

The most talked OF play of de-
cade, comes TO the theatre this even.
ing. Mutt and JEFF" is a real IRE.
sistible laugh proyoker. What this
country needs more than anything
else, and this village in particular, is
more "mirth' and less Crouch" II
will improve not only the general
health Of your city, but the business
interests as well. The glad hand
is worth ten dollars a shake, while
thousands of dollars worth of bust
ness is driven away from your estab
lishment yearly by the frosty mitt
and the frozen face"
If you will take the trouble to cast
an eye on the audience, while enjoy
In performance OF Mutt and Jeff'
at the Bennington opera house, to
night, you will see the unusual sight
OF the lordly twelve dollar clerk and
the humble millionaire laughing In
unison, unmindful of the awful chasu
that separates them. Say 30. try
the dope!" Laugh an have the GLAD
hand" ready for all corners and see
the Gale" it'll bring to your Golfers.
For the love of Nike" grab YOU
wife in one hand and the price of q
pair of sits" In the other and
breeze down to the Bennington op
era house and be prepared to laugh
your blamed" head off. In the cas-
Will be found the same favorltes thai
appeared at the Globe theatre in Bos
ton during its three months run IL
that city.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
FOR PETTY THIEvINe
Family Of Three Accused Of Taking
Small Articles from sandgate Home

Deputy Sheriff Harvey Lincoln of
Rupert arrived here late Saturday az
ternoon with the three members OF
q family who had been arrested in
Rutland at the request of States At
torney w. J. Meagher on the charge
of stealing a number Of small articles
from the house Of Wilson Bentley in
Sandgate.
The family consisted of George
Shaw his wife, Viola Shaw and a
daughter, Bessie, by former wife.
The child is about 10 years old. Ac-
cording to information furnished to
the states attorney the family which
was riding north through Sandgate on
the 18th, stopped at the Bentley home
for the night, remained there during
the following day and night and left
on the 18th. After their departure a
number of small articles including a
mirror. jack-knife, two nail files, two
shirt waists and a number of stick
pins were found to be missing. The
family was tracked to Rutland where
they were arrested. Some of the pro
perty alleged to have been stolen was
found in their possession.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
Much Comment In Washington over
German Attaches Entertainment.

Washington. Feb. ls.-Washington
society is split over the fact that A.
c. Horstmann. Third Secretary OF the
German Embassy, gave dance to
night at Rauscher's. This Is not the
first time dances have been given
here on Sunday, as member OF the
Austro.Hungarian embassy stan three
years ago did the same thing. But
that was done very quietly; few ex'
cept those in attendance knew about
Il. and little talk was arounsed.
Mr.. Horstmanns dance, however, ls
causing much comment. He preceded
Il with a dinner party. at which young
people were guests, and other dinner
parties, whose guests later went TO
the dance, made the whole thing pub
lie. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont we're
among the hosts at dinners preceding
the dance.
The dance was n small affair. but
invitations were sent out widely
enough to elicit several destinations.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
FEW HEARD DIR. COOK
Lecture Of Arctic Explorer at Rutland
interesting, However

DR.. Frederick A. Cook, the Arctic
explorer, who cancelled a recent Ben
nington engagement before about 100
people at the Rutland opera house last
Friday evening, defended his claim
to having reached the North Pole and
incidently to having climbed Mt Nc
Kinley. He took his audience over
the entire journey to the Pole illus
trating the various stages with beau
tiful stereopticon views. He describ-
ed in detail the preparations and the
terrible hardships which he and his
two companions who made the final
dash, underwent He stated that 1t
was impossible for him or any other
man to take any observations or
make any records which would accur-
ately fix the location of the Pole, but
he claimed that the records which he
did make and the proof which he Of
fered are as accurate as those offered
by Rear Admiral Peary.
On the return trip DR.. Cook stated
that his party was carried on floating
ice over 1000 miles out of its course
and that it was by the merest chance
that the men were able to survive
through an entire winter in a cave
and to reach their starting point af-
ter IA months absence.
DR.. Cook stated that he had never
claimed that Mr.. Peary did not reach
the Pole, but that If the latter was
successful, he reached the axis of the
earth more than year after DR. Cook
had turned southwark
The speaker made many daring
charges against Mr.. Peary, including
theft, bribery, prevarication and i'm
morality. DR.. Cook denied every
charge that has been made against
him and claimed that he could prove
all of those which he made against
his rival.
In conclusion he defended his claim
to having scaled Mt Mckinley, claim
ing that his companion on that triI
had been bribed by Peary money into
making an affidavit which had cas-
shadow on the claim of DR.. Cook
Rutland Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
TO RAISE SALARY LIMIT
Brattleboro Ready to Pay $3.50
Week for Ball Team.

An entirely new board OF directors
will have charge OF the affairs of the
Brattleboro Baseball association for
the coming season. AT the annual
meeting OF the subscribers in knights
of Columbus hall Wednesday evening
the report of the treasurer for the
past year was accepted and the fol-
lowing directors were chosen for
1912: Glenham Jones, William X. Da
ley. Dr. c. r. Aldrlch, H. Il. Whitney
and Dr. f. II. O'Connor II Is expect
ed that the new officers will hold
meeting within a few days and orga-
nlze, and that as soon as organization
is completed a meeting OF the Twin
State league delegates will be called
to complete plans for the coming sea
son. Those OF the subscribers pres
ent at Wednesday evenings meeting
expressed themselves In favor OF a
weekly salary limit Of $3.50 instead OF
5000, the limit OF last year.
The treasurer's statement was sim.
uar to that presented at the special
meeting In October and published at
that time A few bills have come In
since then, but to meet them all Il
will be necessary to use only about
$50 of the Sl455 raised on subscrlp.
ton a year ago. II. G. Rice, retiring
president, read letter from the Is.
land Park company Offering the
grounds to the association on practic.
ally the same basis as was In effect
last season-a percentage arrange
ment by which the park owners get
one.third Of the gross receipts II Is
expected that the new directors will
close an agreement with the park
owners within a short time
Strenuous efforts were made to
get the old directors to serve for an
other season. but Il was their opinion
that the burden ought to be assumed
by others this year and on that ac-
count all of them declined reelection.
There was considerable discussion
about securing a team TO take the
place OF the Springfield harlestown
association in the league. It is gen.
orally believed that the Hyphens will
not be represented. and on that &C.
count n fourth club must be secured
to take their place Brattleboro base.
ball fans are a unit In favoring Green.
field. -Brattleboro Reiormer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-19
KNOX |NSULTED BY
SENIOR OSP|NA
OF COLOMBIA
Colombian Ambassador Says
Knox Not Wanted
LOSS OF PANAMA RESENTED
More Than That United States Has
Not Acted Rightly In Controversy
over Claimed Indemnity

Washington, Feb ia grave di-
plomatic situation between the United
States and Colombia has been precip-
itated by the publication at Washing
ton of letter which Senior Pedro Mel
Ospina, the Colombian minister, has
written to Acting Secretary Hunting
ton Wilson of the state department
suggesting that it might be "inoppor-
tune" for Secretary Knox to visit Col
ombia during his projected tour OF
Central America. After drawing at
tention to the fact that the views are
his own and not officially those OF his
government, the Colombian minister
seriously criticizes the United States
for not submitting to arbitration the
differences with Colombia growing out
of this governments acquisition of the
Panama canal zone.
Inasmuch as the letter is admittedly
the personal expression OF the min
lister, written without having commun-
icated with his government, 1t was re-
ceiyed at the state department in the
nature of a personal insult TO this
government. No action has been Ia
ken and no official would comment on
| il last night, but the incident is
known to have stirred officials of the
United States to such an extent that
| the recall of the Colombian minister
is expected as a matter of course. AT
present however, the United States is
disposed to wait until Senior Ospina
receives the instructions he has asked
for.
In diplomatic circles ii was believ'
ed that Colombia, smarting under
eight years OF Intellectual efforts tc
obtain arbitration of the canal zone
differences, would confirm the unofiic
ial views OF her accredited representa-
/ tive. A more profound sensation Is
looked for, but it is believed that a
termination of diplomatic relations be
tween this country and Colombia Ii
In prospect.
Acting Secretary Wilson has advis
ed Senior Ospina Of the probable itin
erary of Secretary Knox. What Is
said to have particularly aroused the
Colombian minister was a reference
to the republic of Panama in the itin
erary, country whose independence
Colombia never has recognized. He
makes yelled reference to the long de
lay by the United States in answering
several notes addressed to this coun
try in seeking arbitration, and char
ges that this country has discrimina
ted against Colombia in failing to Civ,
TO her arbitration which the United
States is now offering TO other mem
bers of the family of nations. A ten
tative itinerary of Secretary Kno'
makes provision for a stop at Carta
gena, Colombia, March 25.
Senior Ospina was disposed las
night to believe that his government
, would indicate to the United States