Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1912-04-25
Washington News by
Special Correspondent

gresham Prouty of Iowa, is winning
fame in his first term through an at
tempt to regulate lobbying. The gen
tleman from Iowa has simply taken
the position that all persons engaged
in promoting legislation should be re-
CURED to register as Is provided in
the different states. The second feat.
ure Of his bill restricts the activity
Of employees Of the government, in.
GLIDING policemen and fremen. These
latter classes have organizations W hich
they support and which have become
quite factor in law making. and it
is proposed to clip the wings of these
minor officers in order that they will
not be able to pursue their work oy
controlling the legislation through
high paid attorneys.
The harvester trust people have seen
the hand writing, and are going 10
succomb to the inevitable by disso!v-
ing their organizations under the
terms laid down by the Department of
Justice. 1t is claimed that the trust
controls IS per cent of the harvester
machinery business of the country, IS
per cent of the moving business, so
Fer cent Of the binder Irvine business
and 80 per cent Of the farm inple-
ments, and it is alleged by the gov.
eminent that the trust has been guilty
of unfair practices and unlawful and
coercive methods. The trust people
have decided to be good, and cscane
the righteous wrath OF the Indignant
people.
There appears to be an unusually
large army Of applicants for appoint,
i've positions in Washington at the
present time, and some dozens Of them
were hopeful Of securing the place Of
chief of the new ChiIdren's Bureau.
There is smothered rage in the ranks
Of these patriots who serve the gov
eminent, over the fact that the presi-
dent has appointed Miss Julia c. Latn-
rop of Chicago. Chivalrous Washing
ton thoroughly agrees with the idea of
precedence given ladies in affairs like
that Of the Titanic, but have little use
of such principles Of preference when
eminent jobs.
The statue of John Paul Jones, who
is described in American history as
the. first great naval hero, and in
British history as q pirate, has been
unveiled in Washington. Admiral
Dewey performed the simple cere-
mony. -
NJ: About the most aggravating phase
in the republican situation to friends
and foes alike, is the quiet calm that
prevails at the White House, where
President Taft smiles the same old |
smile and apparently beams with the |
same old time admiration on the en-
.larged photograph Of Theodore Roose-
welt, which hangs in his private office. !
4 Indications are that the labor unions
long fight for a uniform government
eight-hour day will soon be realized,
as the measure which has already
passed the Iouse has been favorably
reported to the Senate by Chairman
,Borah of the Committee on Education
and Labor.
h An Ohio congressman is trying to
get the government to coin three cent
pieces, urging as reason that this
amount Is the price ofstreet car fares
in certain places within his state.
bill proposing complete revision
Of the patent Jaws. including a pro.
vision to eliminate action for con.
trihntory infringement as illustrated
n@the shoe machinery and nineo-
graph cases, where control of thed
supplies was retained by the lnanufac-
turers Of tho machines themselves, is
before congress. It Is generally rec
ogni1ed that some of the greatest mo-
nopolies in existence are due to the
patent laws; and while this is true In
q few instances, vet SO far as the f.
general public Is concerned, it is we'll
known that very few patents really
afford much protection to their hold.
srs. There are in Washington a
great many patent attorneys who are
80 clever In their manipulat atoms, that
practically the only thing they do for
heir clients 70 to deIude them into the
notion that they have obtained live
patents. The time win come when
some institution OF the government.
the Post once Department,
will make q raid upon these people
With the same results that have been 81
obtained among the get-rich-qu quick con
'erns and fake stock selling institu.
ions OF New York. OF course there
re good many reputable patent law.
1ers, but the man who has an inyen- Y
ion which he really wishes to- pre- s.