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The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-12

acted, the association sought to name
majority Of the commission to be
appointed aud that It was successful
10 securing appointment Of several Of
those recommended by It.
These are not merely Mulhall
tiles, " they are facts established be-
yond contradiction and they show In
measure the methods adoped by
this powerful organization of the
wealthiest men Of the nation work
Ing, not openly, boldly aud above
board, but secretly, insidIously aud,
of course, effectively TO gallo their
ends.
Most OF these facts have been
wrung from the officers of the assooi-
alton unwillingly and even after de-
nial of their truth. When Mulhall
upon one occasion corrected his tes-
timony by declaring that certain
work done by Watson WAS In 1909
instead Of 10 1911, as he had at first
testified. the hpologists and defend
ers OF the associations method Of
lobbying, shouted with glee as they
pointed to the "lies" that Mulhall
was oonvictinR himself Of. but it is
noted that the same newspapers we're
silent as the tomb when, time after
time. Chief Lobbyist Emery, was
forced to make embarrassing and
damaging admissions when confront
ed with his own letters after he had
denied the truth OF the facts.
Defenders of lobbying and of the
National Association OF Manufactur
ers mast hereafter make their defense
upon these facts aud not upon abuse
Of Mulhall who is eliminated by doc
umentary evidence aud by the admis-
slons and statements of officers and
accre@ed agents of the ASSOCIATE on.
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Two years ago, wheu Governor
Hswley was wrestling with the cash
valuation of property. the republican
press we're tremendously panied 81
the enormous burden Of taxation,
pointing out that there was s73, 600
additional over the previous year
that the people, already overtaxed,
had to bear. It was the republican
legislature-not "the worst-eser''
Twelfth but the -sbs-worst-
ever Eleventh-that made the APP
preparations. but that made no diff
terence. Governor Hawley wss to
blame for the auded imposition.
Now observe the difference. The gen
eral fund this year requires $500, 600
a further Increase Of ia, 900. But
there is not a word from the standpat
press about the awful burden Of tax
alton that the taxpayers have to bear.
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What the Lobby InVesffs
cation Has Done

The lobby investigation at Wash
lngton has shown by sworn testimony
or written statements Of its officers
aside from the evidence OF Mulhall,
the self confessed and self condemned
lobbyist:
That the National Association OF
Manufacturers secretly conferred
with political leaders concerning
party platforms and party leaders
concerning legislation demanded or
threatened at Washington;
That paid lobbyists we're maintain
ed TO ingratiate themselves into the
favors OF representatives and senators
for the purpose of gaining unfair in.
formation or advantage in legislative
matters or to Influence votes upon
such legislation
That hired workers and profession
al and skilled campalRners we're sent
into congressional districts to defeat
members of congress refusing to obey
the commands Of the association, or
to elect congressman who we're con-
aidered friendly;
That large suma Of money we're
raised secretly and expended secretly
for the same purpose;
That members OF the association
we're notified Of the desires Of the
head officers of the association rela-
tive to election or defeat Of candi-
dates and that these members used
their local influence secretly TO ao.
complish the desires of such officers !;
That a secret campaign WAS inaug-
urated wereby newspapers could be
made to advocate measures desired
by the association unknown In the
publishers and editors of such news
papers;
That a campaign OF bogus writers
Of Letters to the People" 10 col.
umns maintained by most newspapers
Of the country was iuaugurated for
the purpose of oondemniug such
newspapers for whatever might .hA'
printed or published favorable .
such association aud for oondemnInt'
any articles which might appear dis.
tasteful to 1t, thus misleading and
deceiving such editors aud publishers
az to public sentiment;
That contracts we're made by 1t
With Chautauqua lecture bureaus
whereby such bureaus qere to send
out speakers upon ~ Ohautauqua
platform who would IKE speeches
conveying sentimental favorable to
the policies advocated by ths assooI-
alton and that It agreed to pay such
lecture bureau $40 a week for each
such lecturer 80 sent out In this Sc
cret and underhanded manner;
That Congressman Watson, one Of
the leading republican politicians. a
leader 10 his party nationally and a
close personal friend to Cannon when
speaker. was paid a regular salary Of
1850 per week with promise OF an
additional fiat fee of $4,000 when
successful, to secure the enactment
OF a law whereby President Taft
would be able to appoint a tariff
commission to report upon the advis-
ability Of raising or lowering the tar
if schedules;
That after such a measure was en-
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The administration currency bill
has been adopted by the democratic
caucus Of the house of representatives
with only nine votes dissenting. It's
passage by the house will now be a
rather routine function. By the time
the senate gets through with the tar
if the currency measure will be be-
fore It, and by the time for the regu-
lar session of congress the two meas
ures will doubtless he on the statute
books. With these two big reforms
realized, the administration will
have so much to its credit that It can
afford to give its attention to routine
for a while. But President Wilson
is not afraid OF work. We are GER
tain congress will be given all It can
do.
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IQpIe Win

\ bnipg OF September 9th,
BIT tariff victory had been
pt Wilson issued a state
ng the fight which the
Non, be stating that the
lasted a long generation,
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aud that nov free business has won
handsomely aud completely.
"a eight for the people aud for
free buslnets, which has lasted long
generation through, at last has been
won handsomely aud completely. A
leadership and a steadfastness In
council has been shown In both
houses Of which the democratic par
ty has reason to be very proud.
There has been no weakness or con-
fusion or drawing back. but 8 states
manlike direotness and command Of
circumstances.
al am happy to have been connect
ed with the government of the nation
at a time when such things could
happen. and to have worked ia asso-
citation with men who could do them.
There ls every reason to believe that
currency reform will be carried
through with equal energy, directness
and loyalty to the general interest.
When that is done this first session
OF the siAty-third congress will have
passed into history with an unrivaled
distinction. l want to cypress my
special admiration for the devoted,
intelligent and untiring work of Mr..
Underwood and Mr.. Simmons and
the committees associated with
them.
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r. A. Blackwell, president OF the
Blackwell Lumber company, and r.
NJ. Hart, secretary. came up from
Occur d'Alene Wednesday. They
we're met here ~ A. E. Douglas, the
oompany's superintendent at Fern
wood. and they all went up there
yesterday.
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You Can Depend
On Your NeighbOrS
BY HOLLAND.

A~HNNNAa
TO whom do you appeal for
\ help in time Of trouble
or sickness7 On whom would
you depend If dread misfor-
tune laid its heavy hand on
your Your neighbors? Elk
actly.
Man Is a gregarlous animal,
and he naturally cares for
relatives, friends and &C.
quaintances rather than
strangers. Social affairs de-
pend entirely on acQuaint-
anceship, and business affairs
are controlled to large extent
by the same element II
would be better II business
and friendship were still more
closely linked.
II you would depend on
your neighbors in time Of adj
versity why not depend on
them in prosperity Isn't the
man whose hand you would
like to grasp the man to
whom you ought to hand the
dollar that you have to
spend7 Why send it away TO
a mail order house which
would be interested In a
death IA your family merely
because II offered a possible
chance to sell you a tomb
stone or a Grape band for
your haiti
You know your nelghbors
are reliable, that they can
be depended on, that they
would come TO your aid with
sympathy or material help
should the occasion arise.
Then why not show that you
appreciate their good quail
ties by doing business with
them regularly and as a mat
ter OF habitf They know you
and are interested 10 you.
The mail order man Is mere
" interested IN getting your
money. and that In advance.
SPEND YOUR MONEY
WHERE you MAKE 1T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
AFTER DINNER.

after dinner came the dice throwing
contests and the wrestling and pulling
contests in the fo'castle. The celebration
ended with a gramophone concert given
by Percy.
But perhaps the most interesting part
OF our day was the distribution OF prizes
to the winners in the various contests IN
order to afford n study In Esquiihau
psychology, there was in each case
choice between prizes. Tookoomah' lot
instance. who won I'm the women's race,
had a choice between three prizes-a box
OF three cakes of scented soap, sewing
outfit containing a paper of needles. TWO
or three thimbles and several spools OF
different sized thread, and a round cake
covered with sugar and candy. Inc
woman did not hesitate. She had one eye,
perhaps. on the sewing outnt, put potl
hands and the othet eye were directed
toward the soap. She knew what II was
meant for. The meaning of cleanliness
had dawned upon her-a sudden ambition
TO be attractive.
Amunsden and his gallant little band
sailed out OF Christiania Fjord on June Z,
1910 and IL was January II when they
sighted the Great Ice Barrier buttressed
from the Antarctic continent. Christmas
found them in longitude 80 latitude 30
south.
THE day before Christmas" wrote the
discoverer of the South Pole. brought a
gale from the southwest The only sign
of the approaching holiday was the fact
that Lindstrom. in spite Of the rolling.
was busy baking Christmas cakes. We
suggested that he might just as Well give
us each our share at once. as 1t is well
known that cakes are best when they
come straight out of the oven; but Lind
strom would not hear OF IL. His cakes
vanished for the time being. under lock
and key. and We had to be content with
the smell of them.
christmas Eve arrived with finer
weather and smoother sea than We had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

aurora OF considerable brilliancy. WINE
the races on the ice foot were in progress
the northern sky was filled with stredmers
and Iances of pale white light.
Between the races and the dinner hour
which was at o'clock, | gave concert
on the aeolan in my cabin, choosing the
merriest music in the rack. Then we
separated to dress for dinner. This cere-
mony consisted of putting on clean nam
mel shirts and neckties. The doctor was
even so ambitious az TO don linen COL
lar.
Percy. the steward, wore chefs cap
and a large white apron in honor OF the
occasion. and he laid the table with nhe
linen cloth and our best silver. The wall
OF the messroom was decorated with the
American flag. We had musk OK meat
an English plum pudding. sponge CAKE
covered with chocolate, and at each plate
was package containing nuts, cake ana
candies. with a card attached; Merry
Christmas from Mrs. Peary.'
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ALL RECORDS READ ALIKE.

lurn to the RECORDS Of whom you Will
sven Hedin and Skottsberg, Banks ana
STANLEY Peary and Amundsen, Nanseh
ana STRAIGHTFORWARD you will find what
Third avenue euphemistically calls swell
eats the chief preOccupation Of Decem-
Der -
Perhaps an exception should be made
ior the OldtIme wanderers, however
some Of tIem seem 10 have had a soul
above mere yictuals az Christmastide.
There was that first voyage of Captain
COOK, for instance. The expedition sailed
rom Plymouth. England. aboard the
irigate kndeayor. August %. 1853, 10 visit
Iierra del Fuego. New Zealand, Austria
ia and the Dutch East Indies. Christ
mas Day. 1865. found the Endeavor at sea
between Rio and TERRA del Fueso. What
happened is tersely related in the diary
Of Sir Joseph Banks. X. b., i. r. s.,
who was one OF Captain Cooks associ-
ates on board.
9th December. Christmas Day All
good Christlans-thal Is 10 say, all good
hands-got abominably drunk, so that all
through the night there was scarce A
sober man i'm the ship. Weather, thank
God. very moderate. or the Lord knows
what would have become OF US"
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2S SPEND THE Nu EIDE IN ODD CORNERS VI lFE EAKlF1

seen for weeks The ship was perfectly
steady and there was nothing TO prevent
our making every preparation for the
festivity. AS the day wore on Christmas
was in full swing The fore cabin was
washed and cleaned up until the paint
and the brass shone with equal brilnance'
Rome decorated the workroom with sig
nal flags and the good old Happy Chrlst-
mas greeted us in transparency over
tbe door of the saloon. Inside Nilsson was
busilv engaged showing great talent az
decorator. The gramophone was rugged
I'M in nv cabin on a board hung from the
ceiling. but proposed concert OF piano.
violin and mandolin had to be abandoned
as the piano was altogether out OF tune
THE various members OF our little
community appeared one after announcer
dressed and tidied up so that many OF
them were scarcely recognizable. the
stubbly chins were all smooth, and that
makes a great difference. At o'clock
the engines were stopped and all hands
assembled in the fore cabin, leaving only
the man at the wheel on deck. our
cosey cabin had fairylike appearance in
the subdued light of the many colored
Lamps, and we were all in the Christ
mas humor at once.
"Then we took our seats around the
table. which groaned beneath Lindstrom's
masterpieces in the culinary art.
slipped behind the curtain Of my cabin
for an instant and set the gramophons
going. Herold sang us Glad Jul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

rose" This was his fourth expedition
into the Asiatic interior. Tho Gar OF
Russia took especial interest In IT, and,
together with King oscar Of Sweden. "N-
tended financial support. The car gave
DR. Hedin a free railway pass for himself
and baggage for $500 miles through RUS
STA. Caucasa. Transcaspia and Western
Turkestan His imperial majcst gave
him. I'm addition four Cossack soldiers TO
accompany him on all his wanderings-
whether as spies or bodyguards. II 49,
perhaps. kindest not to inquire. Anyhow
they were good fellows and he fouhu
them very useful from time to time
At Andshan, at the end Of the steel IN
Russian Turkcstan. he set out by way oil
Osh. over the passes Of kashgar' ana
down the Yarkand-daria River ana the
Tarim. Then, on December % with
violent storm blowing from the SOUTH
west he branched off for a hazardous
tourney across the great Takla-makah
desert "Thc Land OF Perpetual T"l-
light"
Two Cossacks were left behind In charge
of the gear and the base camp on 'he
Tarim bank and part Of his party was 10
return in three days, while he pushed on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

AT Kashgar, i'm Russian Turkestan get
ting over "A bad spell OF fever. with an
Englishrnan. Mr. Macartney and Father
Hendricks. he took gifts 10 the little
daughter Of the Rev. Mr.. Hogberg'
Swedish missionary stationed there. NJ
the Hogbcrg home the lessons for the day
were read and the little group OF white
folk sang the Christmas psalms. Christ
mas two years later also found him
among missionaries the stern, Puritanl-
cal Belgian fathers at LANG chow tu' III
Eastern Turkestan.
II wanted to have young FIR tree
fetched down from the mountains. nc
wrote. but the missionaries thought II
was a heathenish practice. We sat ana
talked around the stove. and l retired
early 20 my nest of furs in the old
church"
JoviaI Christmases were those spent by
the men who discovered the poles. Peary's
last and successful expedition sailed from
the foot Of East oath street on the Roose-
welt az noon on July 6, 1908. 1t was the
hottest day New York had experienced TOT
wears. with thirteen deaths and seventy
two prostrations. At Cape York. Green
land. the Roosevelt picked up Esquimaus
and dogs. and, by way OF Etah and cape
Sheridan made her way 10 Grand Land
where she had 10 halt In the ice-locked
waters Of the Arctic OCEAN only 60 miles
from the pole when Christmas Day came
1T was not very cold" wrote Peary'
"only minus % degrees Fahrenheit In the
morning we greeted each other with the
Merry Christmas of civilization. Al
breakfast we all had letters from home
and Christmas presents which had been
kent unopened. Macmillan was master OF
ceremonies and arranged the programme
of sports. At2 o'clock there were races on
the ice foot. A 75-yard course was laid
out. and the ships lanterns. about nfty
of them, were arranged In two paraliei
rows. twenty feet apart These lanterns
are similar to a railway brakemans IAN
torn only larger. IL was a strange sight
that Illuminated race course within IA de-
gees of the earth's end.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
SONGS AND THE FEAST.

"The song did not fail OF its effect; IL
was difficult to see in the subdued light,
but fancy that among the band or
hardy men that sat around the table
there was scarcely one who had not
tear in the corner OF his eye Inc
thoughts Of all took the same direction
| am certain-they flew homeward TO the
old country in the North and we could
wish nothing better than that those We
had left behind should be as we'll on as
ourselves The melancholy feeling soon
gave way TO gayety and laughter; IN inc
course of dinner the first mate hred or
a topical song written by himself, which
had an immense success. In each verse
the little weaknesses OF some one pres
emf were exhibited in more or less strong
relief and I'M between there were mar
ginal remarks in prose In the after
cabin a well furnished coffee table was
SET out. on which there was large as
sortment of Lindstrom's baking, with
mighty kransekake from Hansens tow
ering in the midst. While We were doing
all possible honor to these luxuries. Lind
strom was busily engaged forward, and
when we went back after our coffee We
found there a beautiful Christmas tree
In all its glory.
Then came the distribution Of Christ
mas presents. Among the many kind
friends who had thought of us | must
mention the ladies' committee In Horton
and Frederikstad. and the telephone en-
ployes Of Christiania,
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was done by men tn" great majority or
whom were already in the government
service and already charged with rcSpon-
sibil ties amounting each TO iull mans
job
The frs, Of these commissions was tho
Commission on the Organization II Cow
eminent Scientific Work. whose chair
man was Charles T. WaIcott Appointed
MarSh g. 1875. its duty was {" report
directly to the President upon th" or
canization. present condition and needs
OF the executive government Work wholly
or partly scientific in character. ana
upon the steTs which should be- taken
If any. to prevent the duplication "f
such work. 10 coordinate its various
branches. 10 increase It's efficiency and
economy. and to promote its usefulness to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
A BELATEO STOVE.

The need for Improvement in the gov
ernmental methods OF transacting busl-
ness may be illustrated by an actual case.
An officer I'm charge Of an Indian agency
made a requistion in the autumn for
stove costing s.. certifying at the same
time that it was needed TO keep the in
Urinary warm during the winter. because
the old stove was worn out Thereupon
the customary papers went through the
customary routine, without unusual delay
at any point The transaction moved ike
a glacier with dignity 10 its appointed
end. and the stove reached the infrmary
in good order in time for the Indian agent
to acknowl edge its arrival in these wor Is:
rThe stove is here-so is spring.
The Civil Service Commission under
men like John McIlhenny and Garfield
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
RACES IN THE FAR NORTH.

The first race was for Esaulmau chill
dron the second for Esqumau men, the
third for Esauimau matrons with babies
in their hoods. the fourth for unencum-
bered women. There were four entries for
the matrons race. and no one could nave
guessed from watching them that II was
a running race They came along tour
abreast. dressed in furs. their eyes ro''-
ing. putting like four excited walruses'
their babies i'm their hoods gazing with
wide and half bewildered eyes at the gilt
tering lanterns There was no question
NJ cruelty to children. as the mothers
were not moving fast enough To spiii
their babies Then there were races for
the ships men and the members OF the
expedition, and tug-of-war between the
men aft and forward.
mature herself participated in our
Christmas celebrations by providing an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
Volunteer Unpaid Commissions and Their
Achievements During the Colonels Ad-
ministration -Postofce and Land
Frauds and Their Treatment
The Mining War and the
japanese Question. T.,

never knew harder and more disinter-
estcd work done by any people than was
done by the men and women OF all ranks
in the government service. The contrast
was really extraordinary between their
live interest i'm their work and the tradi-
tional clerical apathy which has so often
been the distinguishing note OF govern
mental work I'm Washington. Most of the
public service performed by these yolun-
teer commissions. carried on without
cent Of pay TO the men themselves. ana
wholly without cost 10 the government.
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DACE Of the beyond. too. they are
* preparing to celebrate Christmas.
~ Lying back in your Morris chair
some Yuletide evening, watching the
cracking logs and smoking mellow
pipe. have YOU ever wondered how many
wanderers for the love o wandering. how
many atavistic idiots, perpetually impa-
tent to see what lies beyond the horizon,
were roaming around the unmapped re-
gons of the earth? Explorers are no
toriously non-union men and prone TO
waiting till their work is done before
talking about IT. Even the British Royal
Geographical Society. which has long
ear and a keen eve, knew nothing about
the Russian governments search for the
new Arctic continent until young Cap
tain Wilkitski nonchalantly dropped into
an Alaskan port recently and happened
10 mention he had found II. No central
agency knows just who is out looking for
what may be found In those ever-nar-
rowing blanks on the map. But all these
men trekkng through the wilds, out Of
the ken OF civilization, are making Christ
mas plans.
Exploring usually means short COM
mons or a strictly limited dietary, so It
comes about that the explorer keeps
Christmas by a astronomical rather than
a patriotic or theological celebration.
Flag-waggngs and carol warblings are
poor fun on an empty stomach. Dinner
with "a capital - is the great Huletide
event Small wonder that Stanley
Christmas diary entry in Dr. Living
stones camp is an angry TRADE against
the blackamoor cook for spelling the
roast leg OF mutton and burning the GUS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21
DEPARTMENTAL METHODS.

Another commission. appointed June :,
1905. was that on Department Methods
Charles H. Keep. chairman-whose task
was To find out what changes are need
ed To place the conduct of the executive
business Of the government In all It's
branches on the most economical and et-
fectiye basis in the light Of the best mod
crn business practice" The letter ap-
Dolnting this commission laid down nine
principles Of effective governmental work.
the most striking Of which was The eX-
istencc Of any method. standard. custom
or practice is no reason for its continu-
ancc when better is offered" This com