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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Abuses in the Department Of Jas.iea

Abuses in the Department Of Jursfea.
From the American Review OF Revke,yE
This McNab-McReynolds row Is onA az
the best things that has happened 6aY ~
tendency which In recent years has mate
the department OF justice a menace to I'm
erty and a rather contemplate thing tx
the opinion of 5lne country. That depasE-
ment, during the past three or four YEAR,.
has been guilty Of so much interpositioo.
10 much of private negotiation touching
matters that ought to have been publicly
1eait with, that 1t is high time the fhisos
II the sheer sensationalism OF a Gaze IN.
point. 1t was never intended that SsS
department. OF Justice at Washinctaa
Justice all over the United States. rnerekr
because a local case may happen Is ~
INTO the federal rather than into the staGN
fourts. M; McReynolds Is q fine lavyss,
md he made q great record in his Huek
rs special attorney In prosecution Of az
tobacco trust. He was wholly out ss.
sympathy with the methods of the derGsf-
to a plan of reorganization that se&ssuaAf
70 nullify the government victory. He Ma1
40 private motive or wrong intent ia Ss
Wilson and Mr.. A. Caminetti.
But he was wholly wrong In acting "a e
Pc supposed that his appointment TO sts
present Office in the cabinet could ssas
lower to oblige his friends, in a persoaaE
vay, by meddling with a matter OF yaass
" California. The very fact that IL,
Nesident and the members of his cabaasf
ire fntrusted with vast power constitssfer
: reason why they must not-use tassE
7 were a private affair Of their ars.a,
Commissioners Caminetti is to he deexa'
sommiserated;; but he has no more rIsa1;
the trial OF his scapegrace son thar 60,
any other citizen ctrssthe United States 80
ask similar favors. Mr.. McReynGsts
should rave resented the faintest sugFe@S
In him that could possibly be used Ia
such fashion. Happily. he has had tAae
lesson very early in his administrator
worthy OF his office. he may be relied urca
henceforth to resist such requests for $40
vate favor and indulgence. from whataae
ever source.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

their insistent inquiries about their
father.
Those days seemed years. Was my
life to be like this?
"on the fourth day 1 answered a
telephone call.
Is this Mrs. Austin? I assented
feebly, all a-tremble. This is Rags
dale at the office. Don't be alarmed,
put your husband has had a slight
the doctor says. Just the heat. I sus-
pect; he hasn't seemed himself for
several days. DIR. Murphy and I are
bringing him home
All day I sat by my husband; he
dozed heavily, and occasionally NUT
tered words I could not catch. Once
I thought it was my own name. 1t
was nearing night when he aroused.
"'Y6u there, Rachel?' he murmured,
For answer l O his hand in both
mine and held it close, silently. There
twas pause before he spoke again. his
voice was weak I remember now
keeled over in the office. To tell you
the last three days. I feel like I've
been beaten to a pulp. I've been find
ing out that you are right about my
friends and-and the drinks. Please
God, wife, it's face-the-other-way fol
me from this day on. and if you'll stick
to me LII win back your respect and
love- | was on my knees, my arms
about him
"'You have them already. Philip
both!' l cried wildly, while the denied
tears swept me away on such a tide as
you would never have dreamed one
small woman could shed! The tears or
my husbands cheek are sacred memo
ries.
THAT was three years ago.. Today
Philip has his partnership, his self-re-
spect. and the truest love Of his wife
and children.
He has since told me that it took
up to that very point of physical ex-
haustion to fasten his guilt upon him;
that a / weakened he was prepared
to make it up handsomely AND go on
his way. True, my reason and my
body alike nearly snapped under the
strain, but what wife will say the price
was not we'll paid?"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Canada and Alaska.

From the Vancouver News-Adverf1See.
Every word that has been written to
emphasize the Importance of Hawaii
fer the protection of the Pscific coast
OF the United States must be repeated
with double emphasis in regard to the
Aleutian islands and the south ccaae
of Alaska. The Northumberland
line Is 1857 miles shorter by way az
Alaska than by OF Honolulu. Shift
the east end to San Francisco. and the
Alaska route Is still LOIS miles short
er han the Honolulu route In okhae
words. a feet trying to establish o
base of operations for attacking tso
United States would never dream dk
going 1000 or LOO miles out OF ~
way to Hawaii, when an ideal base
totally undeferided, may be found ueaxs
the Boring river coal ield, only LIS
miles from Seattle.
This is a matter which Canada caN~
not regard with Indifference. The
United States is by far the pleasant<s6.
safest neiglbor we could possibly wfsfE.
At the mere thought OF another power
In possession OF Alaska, every Cana
dian feels his flesh creep. his ha1e.
stand on end. We simply could o
tolerate it, and should be compelled BY
the most obvious requirements Of aee
own safety to Join our forces to tto6e
of the United States in an attempt -
drive out h Invaders.
The moment we put this concluBt6a.
in plain words, we perceive with dis
may that our help would avail very
little against an enemy able to throw
his force at will en- any point OF GtsA
coast. which in the absence OF railways
we could only reach with troops ~
ferior in numbers and equipment
The situation would be wholly dinsx-
ent ii a railway extended from 80
Grand Trunk to Dawson and thence ~
the Alaska boundary. with a branch 10
every port, thus establishing contf.p-
uous railway connections between ttaS
United States and Alaska.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Is MHitaney Played out7

From the Chicago journal.
not be afflicted with militant suffraget
outrages much longer cannot ha basing
their predictions on history.
Lawlessness Is deplorab1e, but British
suffragists know that. their brothers have
won a free ballot only by force, and that
without lawbreaking they could never
nave attained 1t.
Every step in the extension OF the ballot
has been gained by violence. Riots, arson
and bloodshed have accompanied every
British move In the direction Of manhood
suffrage. The classes have never yielded
one point to the masses except under du-
FeSs.
II Englishwomen pattern their fran
chiBe-seektng after the experienced Of
Englishmen they will keep lighting until
unconditional victory = thetrG. .
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Difference in Bids,

FTUfn tHe 5pFIhBHEId 1iepuDI1can.
Such a striking disparity between
bids upon city contracts is not often
seen as that disclosed in making ar
engagements for the disposal of New
York's garbage through a h~ve-year pc
riod. The company which has lately
been doing the work offered a bid call
Ing for yearly payments by the city
which would have amounted to $780,
900 in all. The only other bidder, in
stead of asking the city to pay him,
was ready to pay the city, and offered
$487, 500 for the profits which he count
ed upon realizing in the five years from
the sale of products of the garbage for
fertilizing purposes. The net difference
$%1.137.5OO.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
WHAT TOM /. JOHNSON
WHISPERED TO YOUNG
MAYOR OF TOLEDO

In the American Magazine, Mayor
Brand Whitlock of Toledo, Ohio, writ
ing his autobiography, tells tie fol-
lowing story:
Il had gone into the mayors office
feeling that / was about the most ILL
prepared man for such a job in the
town. Naturally I had turned to Tom
Johnson, who had a tremendous repu-
tation as an executive; ever his worst
enemy, as the saying is, would not deny
his wonderful executive ability. l went
to him in sort of despair, and he
laughed and whispered:
Its the simplest air in the
world; decide every question quickly
and be right half the time. And get
somebody who can do the work. That's
all there is to executive ability
II looked at him in amazement. He
had grown quite serious.
".There's another thing he added.
Don't spend too much time in your
office. A quartz. of IN hour each day
is generally too long, unless there are a
whole lot of letters. OF course he
went on refectively. You can get
clerks WIN can sign your name better
than you an
HE that hath ears to hear, let him
hear"
Jupiter, alone, is unfriendly today. but
even this planet is helpful, astrologers de-
clare, until early afternoon. Those who
sell may be confident Of good bargains, If
they transact business in the morning.
Uranus rules for good. From an early
hour the planet supposed to influence
whatever belongs to the domain of the
occult governs powerfully. 1t is held that
inspiration and Strengthening properties
are impaired by the vibrations sent from
the. stars today. Firmness of character
and an enterprising spirit are said to be
produced undei this co%nfiguration.
While this rule prevails %telepathy and
mesmertsm are supposed to be more easily
practiced thar at other times.
The sun is in an aspect believed to be
lucky for all who would ask favors of
employers or persons who nave authority.
It is an suspicious time to seek appointiye
offices.
The omen is good for advertising and
advance notices Of every sort.
According to ancient lore conditions to-
day are particularly fortunate for baking
n other. household operations.
Mercury brings good luck for writers
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

French army engineers have designed
field gun for firing at airships that
II carried on the rear Of 81 automobile
can be aimed almost vertically and u
provided with mechanism to relieve the
automobile Of the recol shock.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14
Cheaper Insurance IL

From the louisville Courier-Journal.
Possibly life insurance might become a
good deal cheaper II grade CROSSINGS
should be abolished.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-08-14

SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS !

! SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS !
They can. because they believe they cssn.
Virgil.
No one can clearly see his rights uao a.
BLIND to his duties.-Omm.
Keep yeur face with sunshine III,
Laugh a little bit.
Gloomy shadows oft will fit
If you " the wit and grit
just to laugh a little bit.
=. z. v. cadk.
Trials are Gods vote Of confdeans q
us-Dr. +. b. Meyer
Fearless minds climb soonest 49,
crowns.-Shakespeare.
II feel and grteve. but by the graas5sc
God, / fret at nothing."-John Wesley.
Only IN work can we really express - -
deepest practical convictions OF duty :
ODD or our fellowmen. Actions reveal a.
secret and most Essl bsnt Of our lifa-ks
p. Robsrts6is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
WOMAN WHO WEPT
ON CTIINA'S THRONE

From the Hartford Courant.
The Manchu Dowager- Empress Lun-
Yu, once of China, but for about year
of nowhere in particular, slipped out
of the world the other day, almost
without anyone outside of Peking
Knowing It, She was mere woman,
and not at all like the old Dowager-
lSnpress, the famous and masculine
Tai Hsi, who died in 1908, and of whom
it may be said that if she had had a
beavd she would have passed for a man.
This BunYu was of the feeble, nor
NAL kind. She was married five and
twenty years ago to the queer and un-
fortunate Manchu Emperor Kuang-
Hsu. Tzu-Hs made the match, poor
I.un- Yn being merely a pawn in the
game. .Kuang- Hsu needed a wife. which
must be a woman, and this was suf-
ficient FOR Tzu-Hsi. But even as wife
Lun-Yu was not much; she had no
children, and thus failed in the great
purpose for which woman exists
kuang-Hsu died, according to our
recollection. little before the MASTER
ful Tzu-Hsi, and there has been some
doubt as to whether they went through
Ahio hdtOid dL pIOCtSS Ol themselves or
We're aided. At any rate they died
and then Lun-Yu was left at the head
of things. Those who were jealous of
her position had annoyed and tormented
her while her queer husband still lived
and public responsibility crushed her
to the ground after he was dead Her
notion of statespanship was to weep.
The Manchu princess had doubts as to
the efficiency of that method of carry
tha Stp
vided her with an heir to the throne,
and wit a regent to govern while this
child of another was growing up.
Prince Chun. her brother in law was
the little Pu-Yi. seven years old last
February. who was the selected heir.
Lun-Yu was not made happier by this
trelief from public care. She appears to
have been born with no capacity for
happiness in any circumstances.
Then the Chinese people revolted from
the Manchu rule in 1911, but this emer-
gency did not brace Lun-Yu up. The
Peking correspondent of the London
Telegraph is of the ouinion that zone
strong personality could easily have
crushed" this revolution--as to which
he may be right or wrons--but poor
l,un-Yu was not a personality of any
kind She was "unfitted temperament-
ally" to command fortune; she was
merely a woman. She went to the wall
along with all the rest of the Manchu
| clan under that storm of revived ma
tional feeling among the Chinese peo-
pie Her life since that momentous
change was traced In outline last De-
cember by this same correspondent.
Under date of December IS he said.
"A princely parsonage, who has just
| returned from the Forbidden City. in
forms me that the immense precincts
| of the Winter Palace are absolutely
deserted save for the empress dowager.
| the child emperor and a few hundred
eunuchs. All the princesses, all the
| occupants of the imperial harem. all
the blood relatives of the imperial clan
have silently disappeared. leaving the
! empress and her child alone. The same
hundreds of sheep, pigs and fowls stip-
ulated by the imperial household ordi-
nances are still slaughtered, but, be-
ing uneaten, are sold outside. The eu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20
, Are You An I1diu11?''

purpose in the Potlatch is not only u
celebrate prosperity, but also peace ane|
plenty. our good city has been unusu1
that could back up such celebration
We really believe that people are go1
ing to be pleased with the PotlatctI
festival this year and 1 hope that 4
permanent festival may spring from
this work. said Mr.. Turner.
"The Made-in- Birmingham spiri1
has been largely employed in our prep1
arations for the Potlatch, said MrI
Turner, in conclusion. "The building on
the floats is an enormous job. and whiid
it Is true that we purchased the papiefl
machie out of Birmingham, still every
thing else in connection with these has
been bought and has been built in Bir-
mingham under the direct attention on
Major Dorrance, who Is undoubtedly q
great man for this special positlonl
To the entire city of Birmingham we
feel very grateful for the kindly. gem
erous spirit of reciprocity that has
characterized our effcsts. A great many
citizens have given their time, money
and energy to the Potlatch, and to Mr..
Hill Ferguson, Mr.. John Sparrow, Mr..
w. j. Rushton. Mr.. Crawford Johnson
and Mr. ]. F.. Shelby who have been
especially Jealous and ardent in their
assistance. much credit is due. With
the gallant Maj. E. J. McCrossin at the
head of the parades, the Pof1atch will
go down In history as an event worthy
OF Birminghams best efforts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

that it was but right that we should
set aside a short time towards this
celebration. SO, after taking the mat
ter up in the regular way and receivz
Iing the hearty and cordial support OF
Mr. John W. Sibley who was then pres
ident of the Chamber of Commerce, a
committee of which l was chairman
was appointed to hold the Potlatch in
April in Birmingha M"
II think you are to be congratulated
upon the very democratic manner III
which YOU have arranged the Potlatch,'
remarked, trying TO interest every
body in it"
There is always the claim every
where that Il few people run thing5,
and | was very desirous of having this
as democratic as possible and univer-
sally supported, and | suggested that
we arrange for the funds by selling a
Potlatch button so that everyone
might support the movement Fifteen
Thousand Potlatch buttons and hatpins
were ordered and large. number OF
them have already been sold" was the
l.reply.
Besides the civic feature of the Pot
latch, suggested, .the entertainment
that will be afforded the community
will be unusually attractive
1T is our purpose to give two full
days of enjoyment and pleasure. The
first day will contain the arrival of
the chief and princess together with the
royal party accompa nying them. and as
they come over Red Mountain they will
be met by a committee and conveyed
tc Capitol park, where the pipe of peace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

nuchs, left uncontrolled are rapidly
stripping the palaces of all their valu-
ables, and If nothing is done they will
soon be empty. The empress dowager
weeps ceaselessly, but dare not proceed
to the summer palace. since Manchu
gossips have cruelty warned her tina t
she viii be butchered the instant she s
caught outside the city. Tile emperor
| is dull listless child not knowing
what has happened. lie plays ceaseless-
ly with toy soldiers in the halls and
| Tagged courtyards that were trodden|
| by the feet not only of his ill1strious
ancestors. but by Kublai Khan himself,
and which once rang to the hurrahs OF
horsemen returning from the conquest
| of half Asia"
Iun-Yu died suddenly in that spa
cious and forlorn abode on Saturday
morning.. February %. A week earlier
she had received some official visitors
on the occasion of her birthday ami
versary. They found her in a state Of
nervous collapse. There were indica-
| tions of dropsy. An old style Chinese
doctor was summoned, and probably he
did not help much. By Friday afternoon
she was seriously i'll; sch lost con-
sciousness at one o'clock Saturday
| morning. and an hour and a half later
she died peacefully BY Sunday noon
PelSing was full of rumors that she had
committed suicide by swallowing gold
leaf. which is said to be the aristo-
/ cratic method employed in the far east
! when one decides TO leave this world
f, The simple truth seems to be that
| under pressure of an atmosphere of de-
serted and unfriendly loneliness she
worried herself to death in the good old
fashion that has come down from
Mother Eve
| nh a..
Daily Telegraph man had this to say
about the public aspects OF this death:
| Her decease by no means simplifies
the future. Some new system of guar
dianship must protect the child en-
peror. for the Nankin capitulation ar
ranging the abdication specifically un-
dertool< to project the honor and dig
nifty of the Manchu house. which, ac-
cording to the views of Chinese family
| law. has only gone into retirement so
that the nation may govern itself.
Should vigorous prince, such as
| Prince Kung, whom President Yuan
Shi-Kai regards with acknowledged un-
easness. come to the front a new Sit
uation of exceptional interest may de-
velop.
| Poor Lun-Yu The tragedy of it Is
| that she had many chances to do great
things, and was born simply a woman.
She was only A years old. She under
STOOD very little, cofnprchehued less,
and felt a great deal. She could not
help these limitations-they were the
texture of the law of her nature And
now she is dead. and nobody cares She
was what the Germans call a passing
| sha dow--coming into station for which
she was not fitted, and leaving a world
which scarcely knew that she had been
here for a day or week. She left no
! link to bind her to the living. She Is
dead, all of her. But she was a wo-
man, and she must have suffered
whether with good reason or not does
not matter now Poor LunYu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20


In chatting with Mr.. Turner few
mated and it's Significance to Birming-
ham. he said: ss -
MY idea of spring festival in Bir-
ninGham is lust this: The fair brings
together in the fall all the resources of
the state. as well as the people, and
arouses the spirit of team work which
lasts throughout the winter. 1t is one
of the finest institutions that any state
can foster, and serves the purpose of
/ that get-together spirit without which
no town can prosper. In the spring
we have nothing of the sort, and the
Potlatch suggested itself to my mind as
the best idea for a spring festival
rs it your plan to make the Potlatch
an annual event?a ] asked.
THAT depends of course upon the
success of the premier celebration y
said Mr. Turner. The indications now
are that we will max e a mammoth sue
cess of it, and in that case we will be
very much encouraged to make an an
nual affair of the Potlatch It's the
civic spirit that it has been my object
TO emphasize In Birmingham more than
anything else in arranging this event
There is nothing like it-absolutely
nothing
How did you. happen to decide upon
a Potlatch and juse what does lit
mean?' asked.
1--WE got the idea of the Potlatch
| from the extreme northwestern see
ton of our country, and while it has
many different definitions, my own un-
derstanding is that there was a custom
among certain tribes of Indians that,
while different in detail, was approNi-
rnately the same in the long rum said
Mr. Turner. "The Chinook, Indians had
a custom of holding Potlateh TO cele-
brate any especially good fortune that
might have come their way The high
chief of the tribe would set the dates
and call all tribes to join with them in
this festival. understand that some of
the tribes of British Columbia had SINH
lar festivals, but they demanded that
when these different warriors came to-
| gether that they5put all they had in one
general pile and each and every one
would own a like amount. and anyone
who refused to join in this equalization
of earthly possessions was considered
an outcast and thrown out of the tribe
for all time"
1T seems to me that the idea is a
very happy one" | suggested
81 felt that Birmingham was. unus-
ually fortunate in being able to cele-
hrate peace. prosperity and plenty in a
more earnest way than any other town
could think of, and it seemed to me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-20

will, be smoked by the chief and the
three city commissioners. This will end
the official recognition of the chief and
kis party for the first day, but that
night will occur the most elaborate
presentation of our p floats which SYM
bolize the quests of the Indian chief,
We believe this parade of these floats
will be a surprise to almost all of our
citizenship with the magnificence and
beauty of their construction. The next
afternoon we will have our parade
which we will call Birmingham on
Wheels This will consist OF the police
department, fire department, industrial
and commercial automobiles and unique
! and novel floats of diverse descriptions,
together with the floats and presenta-
| tions of the lodges and fraternal orders.
Prizes will be offered in the different
sections. We expect very long and
interesting parade"
| q suppose the evening celebration
with the Indians about the campfires
and the Indian dances will constitute
perhaps the most ingenious feature OF
the festival I said
| 1--WE expect to make the Indian fes-
tival in the evening, which we will
present at East Lake park" said Mr..
Turner the most gorgeous spectacle
and the most impressive feature of the
| Potlatch This viii consist of fire
| works and Indian dances the royal
party being conveyed across the lake,
bonfires. special water carnival and to
| be ended with the grand march to be
led by the chief princess and their party
: to the skating rink, which is the largest