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The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
Roosevelt's Gigantic Monopoly.

Anticipating, perhaps correctly, thai
but few among us have troubled to an
alyze Roosevelt's plan for Federal con-
troll of corporations doing an inter
state business. Franklin Pierce, who
fought the Standard Oil Trust SC
fercely in the courts, in letter to the
New York Evening Post, says that
probably there are in the United States
10000 corporations doing an interstate
business. He adds:
1t would take an army of inspectors
examiners, and receivers as large as
the standing army of the United States
the navy. the employees of the Pension
Office, and almost all the other depart
mentS OF the government TO supervise
and control these 10000 corporations.
As all these men would draw salaries
here is a point which the taxpayers
should give attention TO. 1t is true that
the government would control this pat
ronage. Through the Roosevelt com
mission" the President could reach on.
his hand to the uttermost parts of the
country or put his finger on any stock
company in all the United States. and
control its action Mr. Pierce con-
tinues:
What chances would such an insti-
tuition have for a fair fight for its ex-
istence against Roosevelt: A govern
-ment controlling these 10000 corpo-
rahons could perpetuate its regime in
spitA of the people, and no party or
organization would have power to
overthrow it No government, no au-
tocrat in the world to-day. has half
the power that the President of the
United States would have if he con-
trolled these corporations through a
commission appointed by him. The re-
suit would be that the government
would be called upon to fix prices and
to guarantee profits The men who
now control the great corporations
would continue TO control them. Mr..
Roosevelt, conceding the evils of ex-
isting monopoly. asks US TO make a mo-
nopoly 500 times as large as those now
existing. and put behind it all the power
of the national government The lib
erty OF the citizen would not be worth
a fig If we once delegated to the gov
ernment the control of the industries
of the country and the right to fix
the prices of the necesSaries of life.
No wilder scheme ever sprang from
the brain of sane man. Yet there is
another probable result that would be
worse even than that predicted by Mr..
Pierce, namely. the control, not of the
industries by the government, but OF
the government by the industries. But,
whichever were the predominant part
ner, we should have the worst sort OF
despotism, government by inspectors,
and Secret Service men, There hardly
could be devised better plan for pun
ishing unfriendly and rewarding friend
ly business. Nor could there be a bet
ter basis for campaign contributions !;
not from corporations, but from in
dividuals connected with them.
The PRONUNCIATION of this programme
OF itself is enough to make Roosevelt's
overthrow a necessity The man who
could conceive such a scheme is not
qualified to administer the affairs OF
free people.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
Automatic Train Control.
From the Chicago Record Herald
After every serious railroad acci

After every serious railroad accident
complaints are heard that railroads
might lessen the number of such acci-
dents by putting into use some one OF
the several devices that have been in
vented for stopping trains automatically
in the event of danger. The Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railroad is about to try
one such device on 107 miles of its line
from Villa Grove. Ill. to Salem. AS an
experiment, under the conditions that
obtain outside large cities, this test
doubtless will attract much attention
from railroad men. Automatic stops. ac-
cording to the Railway Age Gazette, are
in successful use on the Pennsylvania
the Hudson and Manhattan, and the In
terborough Subway lines in New York
City and on the electric lines of the
Washington Water Power Company and
the San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose
In the West. Manifestly on roads having
dense traffic on close inspection such
a device may work more successfully
than on an ordinary steam railroad out
in the country.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

The summer girl takes OF her $50 coat Of tan 90
the use Of its celebrated Indian sum-
mer. which is a slight rally Of the fast
sinking thermometer toward the close OF
the month. Americans should treat Oc-
tober with great respect, because it was
in this month that Columbus first looked
upon America and took back his glow
ing reports TO Spain. Think what he
might have said about it il he had found
1t in January,
tCopyrisht. 49,. By George Mathew Adamsl
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
OC T 0 B E R
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of "At Good Old siwash."

back pulls his knee out Of his opponents
face and picks the teeth out of 1t with
a low shrek Of pain.
October is of no great use to humanity.
but helps to I'LL up the year. and enables
us to forget the approach Of winter by
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
Not Her Fault.

From Judge.
Mr.. Neylywed-Doesn't this omeIet
seem-er-rather tough, my dear?
Mrs Newlywed-I don't see why ii
should. darling. I'm sure l ordered the
very best egg coal the dealer bad 70 cook
II with.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

In discussing Roosevelt and the Pro-
gressive party, Mr.. John Hays Hammond
said that Roosevelt is now practically
eliminated from the race, and 1t is only
question Of how poor . third he will
finish.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
NOTHING BUT MONEY.

NOTHING BUT MONEY.
The farmer is a financier;
He raises 30 much wheat
He'll have to keep in touch this year
With doines on the street"
He studies up on puts" and calls"
CThis IL no idle yarD
And just about this time instails
A ticker In the barn.
Uncle Pennywise Sayss
The seif-consciousness Just oozes out
Of young drummer on his first trip. :
Coins Down.
'I thought I'd prospect for coal in my
back yard. I've heard of it being found
that way"
struck any coal yetr'
Not as yet. So far, I've struck
builders lime, tin cans, broken glass,
and wire bustles. in successive layers"
October 1 I'm History.
October 1. I1so. Mrs. Richard. the
Lion Hearted, angers her husband by
selling his winter armor to a Junk man.
October /, 1884 Henry VIII beats
Francis I at skittles-
A Practical Reason.
II wish this fellow wouldn't send you
SO many chocolates" said. the other
suitor.
why" simpered the girl, ARE you
jealous?''
NO: but I prefer to eat marshmsl-
lows"
A Fine Figure.
/ dearly love the hero
In western plays. you bet
With his big soIhbrero
And his cigarette.
A New scheme.
Il think the public is getting tired Of
vaudeville. Apache dances, and music
with meals"
What do you propose to serve with
meals?'
.'FoOd''
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
A New Scheme
1t May Happen.

Women are certainly progressing"
That's what. I'm looking to see Vas
sar challenge Yale at football any day
now"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

conspicuous once in awhile
''As to how"
BY clinging to his straw hat. and
wearing it at this time"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
PERTINENT AND IMPERTINENT

From the Charleston News and Courier.
A correspondent wishes to know what
is the color Of a Bull Moose. White in
the South black in the North.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

THE poorest man gets a chal
just So.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01
A Fine Figure.

/ dearly love the hero
In western plays. you bet,
With his big sofhbrero
And his cigarette.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-01

Sir Edmund de la Pole who died the
other day, belonged to a very ancient
and highly distinguished family. who
have been seated in Devonshire ever
since the Norman conquest. The baro-
netcy dates from 1873. Many heads of the
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
MlcHIeAN's CHIEF NEED.

Here are three arguments in favor
ef a commissioner OF agriculture for
Michigan, taken from the census fig
ures OF the United States.
The percentage OF improved farm
lands to the entire land area Of these
Eve states is as follows: Illinois. 1872;
Iowa, s2.s; Indiana. 1874: Michigan.
3L9; Wisconsin. 337.
The average value Of farm lands per
acre in the same states Is as follows:
Illinois. 5000; Iowa, $s2.5s: Indiana.
s62S6; Michigan. sS24s; wisconsin,
sis.
The percentage Of farm lands repre-
sonted by mortgages OF the same
states Is as follows: Illinois. 3; Iowa,
SIS; Indiana, 3; Michigan, Z: wiscon-
sin, 1913.
Grant that some OF the states have |
superior natural advantages over our
own. the disparity between Michigan
and Illinois, Indiana and Iowa Is much
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
HEB WARNING HEEpEp.

They are taxing more care now
crossing the ocean. Recently the Ger
man liner Amerika sent word by wire
less back to shore that she had passed
dangerous ice south Of where the IT,
tanic went down. The photographic
office in Washington promptly notified
its New York branch, which. in turn.
notified the ships within calling dist
ance. Presumably some Of these had
already noted the Ameifkas warning
and acted accordingly. But the most
radical action of all came Saturday.
when, as a result of this news from
midocean. the steamship companies es-
tablished new lanes. out Of reach Of
the derelict icebergs. The new lanes
are between 200 and 500 miles south
Of the course taken by the Titanic
Lives are at last admitted to be Of
more Importance than schedules.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
THE NEW COINS.

A law renewing the coinage of the
three cent and half cent pieces OF our
daddIes is well on it's way through
Congress.
II is the theory of it's promoters that
IT will do little to help the cost
of living, that some things will be
sold for half cent that now go for
a cent and three cents viii become a
popular price for many articles for
which hve cents is now chosen.
It may be the idea that the new
three cent piece. which will somewhat
resemble the ten cent coin will be-
come a kind of popular dime. A meas
ere of respect is expect for it that can
never be associated with the copper
cent Purveyors of commodities may
feel that they can offer their wares for
this figure without necessarily con-
demning them as cheap and poor.
And something might be said on
behalf OF the psychological economy
of having money based on small
unit. The traveller i'm France finds
that a five franc piece seems a far
bigger sum To him than a dollar, al
though the dollar slightly exceeds the
value of the other. Man. a woman
draws back in horror from ;he idea Of
buying a lOO franc hat when she
would not hesitate to pay a slightly /
larger sum at home in the form OF
$40.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
A Willy WIlLYUM.

Mr. Bryan, we learn, is distributing
his antc-convention favors with great
but sagacious impartiality between
Candidates Clark and Wilson. SO fond
is he Of both that he can not bear to
see either forge much ahead of the
other in the race for delegates. To
quote the Commoner
Mr.. Bryan advised the Democrats
OF his voting precinct to pair off anG
make tie vote between Clark and Will
son as nearly even as possible. The
vote when counted stood 10 for Clark
anu Is for Wilson"
What a beautiful display Of evenly
divided affection between friends!
What an exhibition Of serene sagacity
and affectionate rorethought against a
convention where it will require a
two-thirds majority to get the nomin-
ationl
Still it would be a profound mistake
To call Mr.. Bryan dark horse"
There is nothing dark about Mr.. Bry-
an. He can be firmly depended upon
for spectacular finish when the
present leaders have shot their bolt in
tied convention.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

following I'm due order OF succession
and ON trial being made he accom-
plished the feat. although he had not
read the italian poets for twenty years.
William Lyon, an itnerant actor i'm
Edinburgh, wagered that on the next
day at rehearsal he could repeat the
whole OF the Daily Advertiser. and.
though drunk the night before. accom-
pished the feat Profcs sor Lawson.
the English scholar, declared that sf
the Bible We're lost he could with the
exception of a few chapters in the Old
Testament restore 1t ALL Byron knew
his own works by heart Ben John
son not only knew his own works by
heart, but entire books that he had
read. Thomas Fuller. a celebrated
English divine. once undertook, after
walking from Temple Bar i'm London.
to the farthest end of Cheapside 10
repeat on his return the inscriptions
en- all the signs i'm their order, both
backwards and forwards feat
which he triumphantly accomplished.
Kansas City star.
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names in the order in which they
bad been given TO him and could re-
cite 200 verses read to him for the
first time by as many different per-
sons.
Michael Angelo had on his lips the
greater part of the poetry Of Dante
ard Petrarch and Calico could repeat
most of .Ariosto, Petrarch and Berni.
Justus L.eipsus knew Tactitus by
heart and could repeat word for word
any passage called for. Locke states
that Pascal knew the whole of the BIZ
hle by heart. Licbnitz. even in old age
could repeat nearly all the poetry Of
Virgil, word for word Sanderson knew
by heart Horace's odes, Ciceros "Of-
hccs' and large part of Juvenal and
Persius. Person, the great English
scholar declared that he could repeat
Smollett's "Roderick Random" from
beginning to end.
The Italian prodigy of learning. Ig-
natisu de Rossi. made the boast that If
anyone could repeat line from any OF
the four great poets Of Italy he would
follow II by reciting a hundred lines
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
SOME FEATs OF MEMORY.
An Actor Who Repeated the Contents
of a Whole Newspaper.

over in England, says the writer,
Samuel Wesley reproduced from mem-
ory after a lapse of twenty-five years
an oratoria covering upward of 800
closely written pages which he had
composed i'm early life. He stated that
he saw the score in his minds eye as
accurately as If II lay before him,
The poet Milton, il is said. could re-
peat Homer i'm Greek almost without
book, and Thomas Bablneton Macau-
lay. when a boy, memorized Scotts
Lay Of the Last Minstrel" during an
afternoon call with his father. and on
his return home repeated canto after
canto of il to his mother until her pa
ticncc and strength were exhausted
At one period Of his life Macaulay de-
clared that if by some miracle of van
Galism all tho eXtant copies of the
"Pilgrim's Progress" and Paradise
Lost" were destroyed he would under
take to reproduce them both from
memory. once while waiting i'm
Cambridge coffee house he read two
poems in a newspaper--rcad them on
~ once-and without thinking of them
again FOR forty years repeated them
after that time without the change OF
a word. = ~
one knows that the 10000 verses of
the Rig -Neda" have for 1900 years
been accurately preserved i'm the MEM
ories of the Brahmins, and not one
Brahmin alone but thousands can. to-
day rccite 1t word for word Thou
sands of Mohammedans know the Ko-
ran by heart Cyrus was reputed to be
able to call the name of every soldier
in his army and Caesar could call
thousands of his men by name. The
mistoeles could call the name of ev-
cry ono Of the 10000 citizens of Athens
and Seneca could repeat 1000 proper
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
WEDNESDAY, MAY IS, 1912.
JAIL LOSES POPULARITY.

Now the county Jail will be less pop
ular No longer will the prisoners be
permitted to while away their time in
card playing. impromptu concerts and
kindred pastimes. a sentence Of thirty,
sixty. ninety days or more will not
mean as heretofore vacation for the
length OF time specified. Instead il
will mean eight or ten hours a day at
hard toil on the county's highways.
If that won't reform a prisoner he is
beyond reforming But 1t is the salu-
tary effect it will have on others that
makes the new plan most valuable.
The county will profit by the action
OF the supervisors yesterday in more
ways than one.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
this DATE IN HISTORY"

16S6- Henry Nane appointed COVER
nor of Massachusetts Colony.
17I3-Prirce Won Mcttcrnich. famous
Austrian statesman and dplonatist
horn. Died June IL, 1859.
lSl2-Dr. Daniel BrainGrd founder oi
Rush Medical College. Chicaso, born
in Whlteshorough. y. Y, Died oct. 10
1860.
1S62-The famous Confederate prl-
vateer Alabama launched at Birken-
head.
1S>5-Louis Riel. leader OF the re-
bellion in Northwest Carada, surrend-
cred.
1911-Prince Lidii Jeasstt grandson
OF Menelik. proclaimed Emperor OF
s Abyssnia
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
THIS ERA OF DIVORCE AND D1scoNTENTg

"HY THIS ERA OF DIVORCE AND Discomfort?
I'll MAN
W. This, in a word, is question often
asked Man and his morals lack of morals
the trouble That divorces when the old
fashioned had her day because she NOTHING
MORE NOR LESS THAN A PAUPER.
DIVORCES IN THIS COUNTRY
AT THE PRESENT TIME THE THE MEN.
The old fashioned took everything She had More
capable and independent the doesn't She showing
her husband that HE HAS TO MIND HIS P'S AND QS TO
KEEP OUT OF THE DIVORCE COURT because she can get
along very well without him. and he everything his own
way What's more, she proves it, the statistics will testify
A DOMESTIC REVOLUTION THAT JUST HAD TO COME
AND 1T COULDN'T BE HELD BACK LONGER. WOMEN ARE
INDEPENDENT THINKING THEY NO
LONGER ALLOW THEMSELVES ON AND WON'T
CARELESS OR poMNEERINe WAYS OF THEIR
The of today is of higher standard than the
bygonc days. el
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

The United States has paid on,
sl2,0ej,o00 more than it has received
since July l, 1911. Last year at this
time the shortage was only S1,O6L 600.
The receipts and disbursements of the
government average about $25OO 600 a
day About Ealf this money comes
from tariff taxes on imported goods,
the other half from internal revenue
taxes on LIQUORS tobacco, corpora
lions and artificial butter.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
State Politics

Some OF Senator Smiths friends a.e
inclined 10 The view that he made a
mistake In paying any attention 10 the
open letter OF Mayor Joslin Of Adrian,
a candidate for the senator's toga.
AS they view the matter Joslin did
not write ANYTHING that called Tor an
answer, and in replying TO him Sena-
tor Smith simply served to advertise
Joslin's candidacy. which was exactly
what Joslin was looking for.
There is some talk that Represcnta.-
tive Odell will be a candidate for the
senate in the twenty-sixth district
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

senator Cartier viii seek recollection,
Il is asserted. but Representative odell
may be candidate, notwithstanding,
There is considerable opposition TO
Cartier il Is said. Some of II comes
from sportsmon who did not like Car
tiers attitude on certain game law
legislation, Odell would have the solid
support o. his county OF Nowaygo It is
asserted in a senatorial race, and he
would also command some support IN
Mason county. Carriers home.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

greater than IL should be in all these
matters Michigan needs aggressive
and progressive guidance in her agri-
cultural development. and a eommis-
sioner OF agriculture would be the off,
cial TO meet that need.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
THIS is MY 51sT BIRTHDAY"

Dr. Edwin 4. Alderman. president
of the University OF Virginia and one
of the best known of Southern educa-
tors. was born in Wilmington, n. c.,
May a.. 1861. and received his cduca-
tion IN the University OF North Caro-
lima. After his graduation he taught
school for several years and in iSo'
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

Sehrin Bayliss OF Sault ste. Marie
is likely to be a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for state repre-
sentative from Chippewa county, but
to the suggestion of his friends that
he declare his candidacy he has re-
piled that he would not enter a cam
paisn that would comDci him to sacr!-
ice in any way his official duties. His
term as sheriff expires Dec. 81 md II
didate without interfering with the
performance Of his dGtics as sheriff
lie will probably make the run for req.
iesentative He is expected TO make
IN announcement on the matter soon.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

man, but invariably displayed sound
common sense in all political and
financial matters anu. ny his simple
and democratic habits endcared him
self to his people.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

Lei Osborn run for something. Any
thing is better than this awful mono
tony With al his faults NC love him
for the COPY" he makes, for the thinss
he gives Michigan TO think about, FOR
his dissolving views. Tor his vocabu-
iary FOR the opportunities he gives the
legislature Ia exhibit It's sweetoreads,
Tor the people he makes mad, and the
people he makes sad, and the people
he makes glad. and for putting this
state on the map Of national politics
Michigan is going to sleep again Let
Osborn start something. g.-Detroit sat
Urday Night.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

The champion heavyweight of Oys-
ter Bay says he can whip all the
bosses. alone and single handed. Jim
JeGries once thought he could whip
John Johnson.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

Another result of the coinage of y
cent pieces will be 991s cent bargains
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

Rear Admiral George A, Bicknel. L.
;. NJ retired, sc ears CID TO-DAY.
William Owens, pppiber Of the son
ate Of Canada. - years cid today
DIR. Charles w. stiles ne reputed
discoycrer of the "hookworm" disease,
50 years old today.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

became assistant State superintendent
of public instruction in North Carolina.
In 1892 he returned to the University
of North Carolina as professor of pc
dagogy and from 1896 Intil 1899 he
served as president of the university.
On. alderman has taken an active
part in all movements looking TO the
Improvement OF education especially
in the South. He is well Rnown also
as writer and public speaker.
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15
FOR SICK, SOUR, BILIOUS STOMACH,
INDIGESTION AND GAS TAKE CASCARETS

that
can,
sas good
they indigestion
gases; of the @
and bowels Then yr
The Calumet news., 1912-05-15

A law renewing the coinage of the
three cent and half cent pieces OF our
daddIes is well on its way through
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-08
TODAY'S DECISIONS
IN SUPREME COURT

Des Moines, June 7.-F'ollowing are
the supreme court opinions today:
In the matter of the assessment OF
the Farmers Loan and Trust Co. OF
Sioux City. Iowa. Woodbury. district
John F.. Oliver, judge. Affirmed; opin-
ion by Ladd.
Eugene Levi administrator VS.. Emile
S. Levi, appellant. Dubuque district.
Robert Bronson judge. Suit to subject
real estate to payment Of debt Affirm
ed. Opinion by McClain.
F. D. bunker, appellant. vs.. City Of
Des Mones and j. w. Turner Improve
ment Co. Polk district. James P. Hewitt
Judge. Appeal from order refusing in
junction against public improvement
Reversed and remanded opinion by
Sherwin
In rewarding the county printing and
okee county. and the Cherokee Times,
appellant VS.. the Cherokee Republican
and John T. Hogan. Cherokee district.
William Hutchinson Judge. Reversed; :;
opinion by Deemer.
Pleas Starr VS.. Chicago Burlington
and Quincy Ry., appellant. Appanoose
district D. M. Anderson Judge Person.
al injury damage suit. Affirmed; opin-
ion by Weaver.
William T. Durfree, administrator vs.
Wabash Railroad Co.. appellant, Davis
district r. M. Roberts judge. Personal
injury damage suit. Affirmed; opinion
by Evans.
John F. Gum, appellant vs.. Mahaska
county, Mahaska district K. E. Will
cockson judge. Suit to recover stipulat-
ed percentage of fines collected. AZ
f1rmed. Opinion by Ladd