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Worlds Work contains an
article which 1b of Interest
to all who are concerned in
the vital subject to which
we give the somewhat fog
gy title of Political Reform The
article for obvious reasons anony
mous Is written by a member of
congress who the editors of the
Worlds Work say has served for
more than ten years in the house of
representatives has acted on many im
portant committees and has been suc
cessful in getting things for his
constituency The article is described
as showing the reason why the pork
barreP special tariff favors and pri
vate pension blllB become law the
reason being to quote the words of
the author that the dictum of the
constituency to the congressman is
Gtjl all yon can for US There are
no restrictions placed upon his meth
od of getting it
Until the American people themselves
Tbecome more national and less local
until constituencies cease to regard
their congressmen as solicitors at the
national treasury congress will con
tinue to enact iniquitous groups of lo
cal favors into national legislation
This serious charge against the
American people for which there is
unquestionably altogether too much
justification the author proceeds to
substantiate by relating some of his
own experiences with constituents
which however surprising they may
seem to the general reader will seem
almost commonplace to all who know
liow the average constituency does in
actual practice treat its congressman
The writer sets forth the fact that
in the first place ninety per cent of
the letters which a congressman re
ceives are requests for special favors
to be obtained in some way or other
tiirectly or indirectly from the United
States treasury For Instance while
the Payne Aldrlch tariff law was un
der discussion this particular con
gressman received in May 1909 the
following letter from the secretary of
a powerful commercial association in
his district
I have been Instructed by the board
tf directors of this association to ad
vise you that at special meeting May
20 a resolution copy of which is in
closed was unanimously adopted urg
ing our representatives In congress to
use every endeavor to have the pres
ent tariff In mentioning three of the
products of the industries referred to
Increased one cent per pound and the
present tariff on mentioning the oth
er two products Increased half a cent
per pound I wish to further advise
you that we have heard from Senator
and he informs vs that he
will take care of this matter in the
senate
When the bill was finally passed
the congressman succeeded in adding
half a cent a pound to the duty on
two of these products and in prevent
ing any reduction on the others A
year later when the popular clamor
against the bill had become acute
the same association that had asked
him to vote for increases wrote to the
congressman denouncing the bill as
the most iniquitous measure ever en
acted by congress and requesting
him to explain by letter why he had
voted with the Reactionaries to pass
the bill When it was pointed out to
the association that it had urged the
congressman to obtain an increase of
duty on the products in which it was
interested it dropped its demand for
an explanation An influential news
paper published in his district edi
torially commended him while the bill
was under debate for his intelligent
efforts to increase the duty on manu
factured articles in which the district
was interested and a year later the
same newspaper in the same editorial
column denounced him as one of the
legislative banditti responsible for the
Payne Aldrich measure
River and harbor legislation is an
other field In which local selfishness
babies Itself to the exclusion of na
tional needs In this case requests
are not made by letter but by delega
tions which come to Washington be
sieging their senators and representa
tives There is says the frank
writer of this article figuratively
speaking between 50000000 and G0
000000 on the table to be divided The
committee divides it so that every one
is satisfied at least to a reasonable
extent Every one that is but the
people at large the people who have
no special interest to serve and who
feel keenly indignant that the rivers
and harbors of the United States are
developed in a fashion so inferior to
the Df Europe
Nl are all the requests for legis
lation merely One constituent de
sired to have this particular congress
man put his name on the free mailing
list for all public documents That
this would be impossible because it
-would mean delivering to the appli
cant several tons of documents every
month does not in the slightest detract
from the interest of the fact elicited by
-an investigation that the applicant was
the manufacturer of an article made
from waste paper and the public doc-
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A Remedy for Some
Forms of
Selfish Legislation
Reprinted from an article by Theodore Roosevelt In The Outlook by special
arrangement with The Outlook of which Theodore Roosevelt Is Contributing
Editor Copyright 1910 by The Outlook Company All Rights Reserved
I HE August number of the
uments would afford a very useful
source of raw material
Is there a remedy for such a state
of things The answer is yes and
moreover It Is a remedy which con
gress can itself immediately provide
There is no complete remedy of
course No scheme can be devised
which can prevent such a request as
that of the constituent last named
who wished public documents to use
in his private paper business Re
quests like this merely mean that la
every district individuals will always
be found who will request improper
favors As regards these people all
that can be done is to create a vigor
ous public opinion an opinion which
shall not only make it uncomfortable
for any man to demand such favors
but which shall cordially support the
congressman in refusing them and
hold him accountable for granting
them
Congress has now and has long
had the power to rid its members of
almost all the improper pressure
brought to bear upon the individual
by special interests great and small
local and metropolitan on such sub
jects as tariff legislation river and
harbor legislation and pension legis
lation Congress has not exercised
this power chiefly because of what
I am bound to regard as a very short
sighted and unwise belief that it Is
beneath its dignity to delegate any of
its functions By passing a rule which
would forbid the reception or passage
of any pension bill save the pension
legislation recommended by the com
missioner of pensions this of course
to bo rejected or amended as congress
saw fit but not so amended as to
include any special or private legis
lation congress would at once do
away with the possibility of its mem
bers being subject to local pressure
for improper private pension bills and
at the same time guarantee proper
treatment for the veteran who really
does deserve to have everything done
for him that the country can afitord
In the case of the tariff and the
river and harbor legislation what Is
needed in each case is ample provi
sion for a commission of the highest
possible grade composed of men who
thoroughly know the subject and who
possess every attribute required for
the performance of the great and dif
ficult task of framing in outline the
legislation that the country as dis
tinguished from special interests
really needs These men from the
very nature of the case will be wholly
free from the local pressure of special
interests so keenly felt by every man
who is dependent upon the vote of
a particular district every two years
for his continuance in public life
Such a river and harbor commission
could report and probably would re
port a grat and comprehensive na
tional scheme for river and harbor Inn
provements fit to be considered by
the people as a whole upon its merits
and not dependent for enactment into
law upon a system of log rolling
designed to placate special interests
which are powerful in each of many
score congressional districts Such
a tariff commission could get nt the
facts of labor cost here and abroad
by expert inquiry and not by the ac
ceptance of interested testimony such
a commission could consider dispas
sionately the probable effect upon the
entire social and economic body of
all changes in any given branch of the
tariff and its recommendations would
represent the exercise of careful
judgment from a disinterested stand
point Such a commission could work
in harmony with the commissioner of
labor so as to insure that the labor
ers for whom the tariff is passed get
the full benefit of it for the major
part of the benefit of a protective
tariff should unquestionably go to the
wage workers
Even under such conditions of tariff
making errors might be committed
but they would be merely those errors
of disinterested judgment incidental
to every kind of public or for the mat
ter of that private effort and the work
would not be hampered from the be
ginning by the need of gratifying pri
vate selfishness I
It is only in this way that tariff
legislation river and harbor legisla
tion and pension legislation can be
treated from the standpoint of prin
ciple and not from the very low stand-
point of privilege and preference The
obstacle hitherto to the adoption of
such a method of treatment has come
from the queer dislike felt by so many
congressional leaders to a course of
action which they quite unjustifiably
feel would in some way be a limitation
of their powers I think this feeling
Is passing It Is simply another In-
stance of the kind of feeling vhich
makes some executives suspicious
about delegating their work to any
subordinate and which makes many
i j lnrl tha
voters wno nave uul jiuhuch u
matter deeply desire to elect great
numbers of people on a ticket of such
length that it is out of the question
lor any except proiessiuuai ijuimuiaii
to know much about them
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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EXPENSE IN CRIPPENS
CASE RECORD IN LONDON
Scotland Yard Never Before Expended
25000 on One Crime
It is estimated that pursuit capture
and trial of Dr Crippen will cost the
taxpayers of London 25000 Never be
fore has Scotland Yard spent so much
in the pursuit of any criminal
A large item in the Yards Crippen
bill is tlio cost of telegrams and cables
giving descriptions of Crippen which
were sent to many continental Ameri
can and Canadian police headquarters
This item will amountto 2500
Twenty five thousand large posters
containing descriptions of Crippen and
Miss Le Neve with reproductions of
their photographs and handwriting
were scattered broadcast up and down
two continents Fifty clerks were en
gaged night and day for a long time
in wrapping addressing and mailing
these posters That will be a costly
item
Then there Is the expense of sending
Inspector Dew to Canada and the ex
pense of another detective and a ward
ress who have gone to Quebec to look
after the prisoners on their way back
to England Then there is the rewnrd
of 1250 which will have to be paid
to Captain Kendall of the steamship
Montrose There is too the cost of
the long coroners inquest with the
fees for aualjtical chemists
The trial of Crippen will not be very
expensive nor will It last long Eng
lish criminal courts move with swift
ness and without technicalities It is
nut expected that Crippens trial will
consume more than three or four days
if he is sentenced to death he will be
hanged on the third Monday morning
following the day of his conviction
Convicted criminals under a recent
statute have the right to appeal but
the appeal court works swiftly and
like the lower court pays little atten
tion to technicalities
M0TED LIBERIAN IN LONDON
Widow of First President at Age of
Ninety two
As the republic of Liberia Is attract
ing a little of the worlds attention at
the present time it is interesting to
note that there still lives near Batter
sea park London Mrs Jane Roberts
widow of Joseph J Roberts who was
elected the first president of Liberia in
1S47
Mrs Roberts was born in America
in ISIS the daughter of a Baptist min
ister named Waring and went to Li
beria with her parents both octoroons
in 1S24 She married Roberts In 1S3G
and visited with him most of the Eu
ropean courts in the fifties She lived
for over seventy years of her life in
Liberia before going to London
PRINCE A POOR LAWYER
Fails to Clear German Burglar In
First Case
A laborer who appeared in the pris
iners dock in a Berlin police court on
a charge of burglary had something of
a shock when he heard the announce
ment that his defense would be con
ducted by his serene highness the
Prince of Ratibor
I The accused having no counsel the
court had appointed the young prince
who is a member of the ancient house
of Iloheulohe to defend him It was
the princes first case The royal law
yer put up a spirited defense but the
evidence was too strong and his first
client was sentenced to four years
penal servitude
Waste Land Grows Rubber
Wide reaches of waste land on the
island of Singapore are now being set
out in rubber plants which seem to do
well In Malacca there were formerly
square miles of land covered with la
iang the hiding place of tigers and
other big game which have been
transformed into fine rubber planta
tions
1
A Pacific Coast Trip
Continued from last week
Arrived in San Francisco in the af
ternoon Trade winds blowing In from
the northwest made wraps feel com
fortable The remainder of the day
was spent in visiting the different
stores and learning the ways of the
city In the first place San Francisco
is located at the head of a peninsula
between the ocean and the bay Here
is a great metropolis witli all that the
name implies a city with everything
doing Even an occasional earthquake
comes along and shakes things up
supposedly just to be doing something
The city is rebuilding rapidly since
the great fire and the horrid scars of
the earthquake are becoming obscur
ed Witli a very well informed and
gentlemanly guide to entertain and
point out the places of interest and
most of the party wearing furs in
June we first visited the US mint
The party is conducted all through
the building being permited to see
our gold and silver money made at
the rate of 150 dollars per minute
From there we go to View Point
Here we get a grand panoramic view
of the entire city Then to Golden
Gate Park the third largest park in
the world 1050 acres having the Pa
cific ocean for its extreme western
boundary greater part of area was
formerly shifting sand dunes Seem
ingly the sites of most of our large
cities are at first very uninviting
The original site of San Francisco
was so barren that many of the pio
neers doubted if a place of much
importance could spring up there
Here in the park we visit the little
Japanese tea garden and enjoy a goo
cup of tea Then to the zoo contain
ing fine specimens the largest grizzly
bear in captivity too old to get up to
meals and fed by a small brown bear
At the childrens play ground lunch
eon is served From here we visit
the large museum containing many
ancient and historic relics from all
parts of the world The museum is in
deed very fine Then to Huntington
Falls and Stowe Lake also visiting
many other places in the park Lea
ing the park we go to the ocean past
the old Dutch wind mills and life sav
ing station arriving at the Cliff
House We stop long enough to see
the seals playing on the world famed
seal rocks Then to Sutro Heights
Abeautiful spot abounding in beauti
ful flowers the year around A mag
nificant view of the ocean is obtained
here and the grounds are set with
thousands of dollars worth of Italian
statuary Resuming our journey we
pass around lands end getting a good
view of Mile Rock Light House near
where the Rio Janeiro sank with
great loss of life and millions of dol
lars in gold and silver Leaving here
we get an excellent view of Golden
Gate and the various forts located
en the commanding points The gen
ial guide informed us that the hinges
of the gate were stolen by some gold
hunters and the Golden Gate is now
left open and is the entrance to the
straits connecting San Francisco
bay with the Pacific ocean Continu
ing we pass through the residence
and business section of city over Nob
Hill to China town In the evening
we take the ferry across the bay to
Oakland and lure board the train
for Portland Oregon Our train leav
ing in two fections the first compos
ed ten cars nd the second having
eight cars On reaching the Sacra
mento river both trains were at once
placed on a ferry boat and taken
across the river A remarkably large
ferry
The next day being Saturday we
enjoyed the scenery the country
about Mount Shasta and Shasta
Springs is fine and Rogue river val
ley is especially good Some of the
finest cherries seen anywhere grow
in this valle3
Arriving in Portland Sunday morn
ing we found this to be one of the
most beautiful cities of the west If
you are crowded for time the best
way to do the city is to take an
observation car taking in practically
all places of interest Portland is
situated on the banks of the Willa
mette river and remember it is a
great sea port and from any of the
bridges you will see craft from all
parts of the globe discharging miscel
laneous cargoes and loading wheat
flour hops wool and lumber for for
eign ports As the car mounts far
above the city by easy winding grade
we reach Portland Heights and Coun
cil crest From this point where
the Indians formerly held council on
may look over Portland across Willa
mette river to and beyond the Co
lumbia river to Vancouver on the
Washington shore
A short stop at the Lewis Clark
inside the forestry building This is
high built of logs The 62 columns
supporting the interior galleries and
roof are 52 ft long C ft in diameter
at base and 5 ft at the top fine spe
cimens of Oregon fir logs
Portland is called the Rose
City We were fortunate in see
ing the roses at their best and
there- is a profusion of them
all over the city of most perfect
beauty The city is building rap
idly of largo steel structures and
strictly up-to-date Next morning on
board the steamer started for a ride
of 114 miles up the Columbia river
under the bridge of the Hill systems
North Bank road the greatest steel
bridge in the world past Vancouver
once famous as the chief post of the
Hudson Bay company continuing on
past the many salmon fish traps and
through the locks where the boat Is
raised high enough to float on be
yond the rapids The fish traps are
wheels about thirty feet In diame
ter revolving in the water they scoo
up the fish deposit them into a troug
which conveys them into a boat or
onto a dock An interesting trip
passing fine farms and wooded hills
and higher mountains under shadows
of towering cliffs so on to the Dal
es of the broad and beautiful Col
umbia the only river that cuts di
rectly through a mountain range
Returning to Portland about 10 p m
Leaving next morning for Tacoma
and Seattle The Southern Pacific
road is making extensive improve
ments between Portland and Tacoma
with a number of spurs running off
into the heavy Oregon woods Ta
coma is a wealthy city not so rush
ing The people enjoy life as they
go and seem to be satisfied to be
comfortable Thirty five miles beyon
is the entirely different city of Seat
tle Arriving at Seattle about noon
secured rooms at the Hotel Metro
pole being centrally located After
lunch we walked around the city a
little to get our bearings and get ac
quainted with a few of the police
men so as to be on safe side In the
evening Stokes phoned to J W Hupp
evening Stokes phoned to JWHupp
ed with his car and drove us to their
beautiful home on Capitol hill We
spent a very pleasant evening with
them Mr and Mrs A P Thompson
called and after Mrs Hupp had ar
ranged over the phone with McCook
friends for a picnic on the morrow at
Fauntleroy park we all strolled out
into the park and listened to concert
by the band Next morning by ap
pointment Mr and Mrs A P Thomp
son Mrs Ike Moore and daughter
Edna Mr and Mrs W T Coleman
Mr and Mrs Walter Stokes Mr and
Mrs F W Bosworth Mr and Mrs
J W Hupp and Mr and Mrs Chas
McManigal met at the totem pole in
Pioneer square and took the electric
line about 14 miles out on a point pro
jecting into the sound Fine grove
and pretty beach made an ideal picnic
ground We could see the boats
passing to and from Tacoma and the
ocean liners putting out to sea En
joyed a fine time a good visit and a
splendid lunch Next day we accom
panied Mr Will Coleman to Bremer
ton and visited the U S navy yard
saw the huge dry docks and battle
ships Oregon Albany Colorado
Washington Pennsylvania and trans
port Dix Bremerton is located on an
island about fifteen miles out from
Seattle well protected by other is
lands The waters of Puget sound
are in most parts very deep making
an ideal port for large ships Bremer
ton is destined to become one of
the great naval points in the world
Returning to Seattle about 50 p
m were met at the wharf by J H
Moore with his Packard six and driv
en to the fine home of W T Cole
man Mrs Coleman had prepared a
splendid four course dinner for twenty
friends formerly all of them lived in
McCook Those present were Mr
and Mrs J H Moore Mr and Mrs
A P Thompson Mr and Mrs J W
Hupp Mr and Mrs Ed Byrer Mr
and Mrs Chas McManigal Mrs Ike
Moore Mrs S M Cochran Mrs S
H Colvin Mr Ray Colvin Mr and
Mrs C K Coleman Mr and Mrs
Walter Stokes Mr and Mrs F W
Bosworth Mr and Mrs W T Cole
man and family A very enjoyable
evening indeed One of the many
points of interest was a visit with
W T Coleman and J H Moore to
their big lumber camp on Vancouver
island
Continued next week
R F D No 3
Farmers are preparing to sow wheat
Mrs Jacob and children took Martha
Xothnagel home Tuesday
Mr and Mrs Jacob Wishon and chil
dren and Martha Nothnagel took thf
train for Cedar IJluus last Saturday
Charles Xothnagle has made a con
crete cellar
Hawkins is threshing this week
Large crowd at the platform dance on
last Saturdav night
R F D No 4
Cool nights
Lots of melons going to town
Better put a Yale lock on your groc
eries
Frost this week IIowrs that for
August
Farmers complain that articles are
stolen from their rigs while in town
Uncle Joe Dack has just returned
from the mountain where he reports a
recent severe freeze
The mail carriers long face announ
ces the fact that Mrs M S Jimerson
and two young sons have gone east on
a visit
House Cleaning
OnTheFarm
Simplified and
Lightened By
Old
Dutch
Cleanser
Housecleaninghas no terrors for
thehousewifewhousesthiswon
derful all round Cleanser It
keeps everything in and about
the farmhouse in spick and span
condition in half the time
and with half the labor re
quired by old fashioned clean
ers This one cleanser
Cleans Scrubs
ScoursPolishes
In the kitchen dining
room sitting room and
bed rooms and does it
quicker and better The
best thing for potskettles
pans floorsiin the dairy
etc No caustic or acids
Hygienic This ideal
cleanser works mechan
ically not chemically
Try It Now
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He Met It on the Road
He didnt wait for prosperity to
come The very minute they told him
It was on the road he said Maybe
the horsesll get stalled and the
driver all froze up so Ill just meet
It halfway and help get the wheels
out the mire and give It a fresh
start then when it looks like smooth
sailing 111 hop on and take a seat
by the driver and well go whistling
Into town Atlanta Constitution
Observation by the Cynic
The closest the average man ever
gets to thinking says the Philosopher
Df Folly Is when he thinks hes
thinking
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