The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-04-26

ly recognized that some of the
greatest monopolies in exit ence
are due to patent laws; and.whil
this is true in a few instances
yet so far as the general pub
lie is concerned, it is we'll know,
that very few patents really af
ford much protection to- then
holders. There are in Washing
ton great many patent attor-
neys who are so clever in their
manipulations that practically tn,
only thing shey do for THEN
clients is to delude them into
the notion that they have obtain
ed live patents. The time will
come when some Institution OF
the government, probably the
postoffice department., will make
a raid upon these people with the
same results that have been OBJ
tanned among the get-rich-quiclS
concerns and fake stock selling
institutions of New York. OF
course there are good many
reputable patent lawyers, but
the man who has an invention
which he really wishes to pre-
serve needs to proceed with un-
usual care in the selection Of his
legal representative
Pos master General Hitchcock
has been thwarted in his further
attempt to install the United
States parcels post service be
tween the United States and
the Philippine Islands. A grea
many people who are unconvin-
ccd either one way or the othei
in reference. to. the. parcel. post, arr
mighty curious to know why
these packages can be handled
at reduced rates on long dis
tance plans, like those of tho
Philippine Islands, Euorpe, Asia
etc, while at the same time the
people Of the United STATES con
tinue to pay eNorbi. ant charges
to their local postoffices on four
pound packages, or. in case of
shipments by express, are com.
PEELED to submit to the arbitrar,
high-priced charges die. ated by
the express company interests.
Miss Clara Barton, founder oil
the American Red Cross, and pro
badly the most widely known
woman of her day, died in hel
simple little home at Glen Echo
Maryland, which is located a few
miles out from Washington. Miss
Barton was nind. y-one years OF
age, and no woman i'm history
not excepting Joan of Arc, has
accomplished more for humanity
than this plain unassuming savior
of men, who created what ha.
become the worldwide. ins 'itu
tion of the Red Cross.
Indian Commissioner Valentine
who appears to illustrate the cas'
of very small man rattline
around in a very large job, is
finding it very difficult to ex
plain the administration of hi
office to the committee oil
Indian affairs. Valentine appear.
to have had the protecting influ
ence Of Secretary Fisher, ano
that fact rather than any intel
ligent administration of the af
fairs of the Indians, appears t,
be responsible for his tenure
in office. However, there appea,
to be good many people VIII
are out "to get" Valentine, !;
from the hearings 1T looks az
though they will be successful
The greatest show on earth
nci counting Barnum S circus o.
; the New York Hippcdrome. ha
ended by compile. ion of the hear
ings before the Stanley investi
eating committee. This commit
. tee has brought out some yer,
important facts, and star wit
nesses like Carnegie, Rookie
feller, ct al, have been sum
moned, and each i'm Iheil| turn
have told their story. The ccon
mtttee expects to report in aboll,
D six weeks.
The campaign managers ef