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J-..t ...... .... n-i-trmnf ff V' Ik 1. A. GRIFFIN REPLIES TOl DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL ON FREIGHT RATE ADVANCES (From Chlcngo Daily News.) Mr. Griffin Replies. I desire to call attention to nn edito rial printed in The Dally News, May 21, headed "Hack Fire on the Shippers," In which you make the following state ments: First, that my representation of the caso is not candid; second, that what I did have to say was based upon the action of the shippers' conference, and. third, that I had no right to pose as n business man having Interests in common with tho shippers. The circulation for signatures of a statement relating to freight rates was, as far as I was concerned, confined to fellow members of the Hallway Busi ness association, and no reference was made to tho shippers' conference. I personally attended this conference nnd havo no criticism to make on any thing that was dono there nnd none was made or intended by mo, but what I "deprecated" was contained in an nr tide sent out by tho Illinois Manufac turers' Association, dated May 7, nnd, as a member of thnt Association, I personally wrote a letter to each of Its Individual members, dated May 17. In this 1 referred to tho misleading and unfair statements contained in the circular of May 7 mentioned above, nnd in doing so I wbh "candid." I said that the statement "that railroads are rapidly increasing their net earnings" was not truo and us to the correctness of my statement I beg to refer to the following: Tho latest interstate-ooinnicrce com mission reports show thnt during the month of March eleven systems, repre senting every railroad north and west on a lino drawn through Chicago nud St. Louis, show an increase in gross earnings for the month of Mnrch, of nearly J7.00O.O00 compared with Mnrch, 1909, whllo the net earnings for the same roada In the same period show a decrease of JOC5.000; nnd tho Inter state commerce commission figures for the ten months, July to Mnrch 31, in 1910, aB compared with 1909, show an ,increnso in gross of over $50,000,000, whllo the net earnings of these same B.vsteniH in tho same period of compari son, show n falling off of over J.I.COO, 000. And, as comparatively llttlo of the Increases in wages had even gone Into effect during March, tho railroads must provide some means to increase a revenue thnt is already decreasing on nn Increased amount of business, and thero 1b no way for railroads to provide this except by increasing their rates, and surely there is "roaHon for the need of it." In the third paragraph on the sec ond pngo of this Illinois Manufac turers' Association circular of May 7 it Is stated that 7.99 per cent, wns earned on tho dividend-paying stock, making no allowanco for the 34 per rent, of stock on which no dividends were paid. I might, with equal propri ety, make tho statement that there was no dividend paid on the non-divi BOYS TAKE A BACK SEAT Spelling Contests Held in New Orleans Prove Girls Superior to Their Brothers. The result of tho spelling contests In the New Orleans public schools ngnin demonstrates the superior pro ficiency of tho girls, practically all of tho victors being members of tho gentler sex. Last year the same thing was truo and tho matter was quite generally commented on in tho press and at gatherings where educational subjects were discussed. So far as our information goes thero have been no contests to determine the pupils in other branches of study, but it would bo interesting to know If this feminine superiority Is found to exist in all studies, or if they nro confined only to particular branches. Doubtless this result is duo In part to the fact that tho femalo mind ripens at an earlier ago than Is the case with the inusculino mind, although thero is llttlo doubt that tho feminine intel lect along certain lines is more acuto than th masculine, which would seem to Justify tho conclusion that certain branches of study nro more readily mastered by girls und women. In view of tho growing number of young women that are going Into po sitions as stenographers, typowrltlsts nnd other positions requiring an ac curate knowledge of spelling, this dem onstrated proficiency Is most gratify ing. Tho public school administra tion Is to ho commended upon tho ef forts It haB mndo to Improve tho spelling of the public school pupils and tho triumphant girls to be con gratulated upon their easy victory over the boys. Long Walt. "Why don't you wait on a sport llko me?" demanded tho patron who had mndo the tenth unsuccessful nt tempt to give his order for "ham and" "Sport!" laughed tho sarcastic waiter, "you look llko u sport. Why, you need a shavo!" "Well, that's your fault if I do. I didn't need It whon I caino in.' Invitation Accepted. It is told that a certain Indy of a western KatisaB town desired to Bhow kindness to the captain of the local atato mllltla company nnd wrote tho tho following Invitation: "Mrs. requests the pleaBuro of Captain s company ut a reception on Friday eve nlng." , A prompt ro'ply came: "With the exception of three men who nre sick with measles, Captain 's company accepts your kind invitation and will come with pleasure to your reception Friday evening." dend paying stork For a clearer defi nition, the average earnings should lie bused upon the entire stock, nnd not upon the best paMng portion of It, tin less there is rome renton why the $2,Ci0O,O00.(KlO representing the H per cent should not have ri-rehed any divi dends at nil. In the llnnl pa nigra ph of the edito rial it Is stated that I should not be allowed to pose as a business man. "having no Interest In common with the shippeis." Inusnnich as my con cern shipped an average of 350,000 tons of finished product during 190G and 1907, and we weie obliged to receive more than 350,000 tor.s of Iron to fur nish this, plus enoiti .is quantities of coke, coal and oilier supplies, 1 can snfely claim to have shipped In and out 750X00 tons a year, and as there nre nd railroads who can nffoid to haul this material, or any part of It, without having a revenue from It, an Increase of 10 cents a ton on my hauling charge would amount to $75,000 nnd, there fore, I liavfc "business" Interests In com mon with other shippers." The 350,000 tpns of finished product shipped repre sented In the neighborhood of $10,000, 000. This $10,000,000 represented most ly labor, with the exception of tho cost of the ore and coal In the mines. All the balanre was made up of wages and prollt on the different conditions of tho raw material until It was iln lshed product. My Illinois plants produced CO per cent of this amount, or $G,000.000 a year. For three years our Chicago plants have not run more than half capacity. Therefore, there was $3,000, 000 a year less In distribution because of a corresponding shrlnkngo In sales. As most of our iron and coal comos from Illinois, this $3,000,000 n year was not distributed In Chicago,' as would have been the ease had we worked on the same output that we did in 1900 and 1907. And a great deal of that $3,000,000 which was not paid was taken out of the business firms situ ated in or near Chicago by the non purchases from their vnried business on tho part of the community that would have received the $3,000,000 a year for three years. That is the rea son why I have a right, as a business man, to deprecnte any unfair or uncalled-for obstacles that are placed In the way of my business nnd the hun dred other varieties of business In thin country that are affected by the money put Into circulation by tho railroads. When It is further considered that my business constitutes but 10 per cent of the cost ot a car and thnt thero were nine other units slinllnrly affect ed, most of which would have been tributary to Chicago, anyone can see how Important It is to his individual interests that the railroad companies should hnvc ample funds to make these improvements and purchases, nnd will realize how comparatively easy It will bo to stand a reasonable advance on the freight for any nuiterlnl he will need. If ho Is receiving Increased orders. Chicago. T. A. GRIFFIN. (Advertisement.) The Outing Spirit. If you want to havo a good time on your outings you must make up your mind to help nlong by acquiring the outing spirit. This means: Learn (o put up with whatever turnB up. Don't grumble, fidget or expect Im possibilities. Don't pose. . Thnt is, pretend you like roughing It nnd outdoor life when all you crave Is n crowded board walk and tho glitter of n summer hotel. Don't attempt more than you havo strength for. Be a good sport without being reck less. Look after your henlth. Remem ber tho worker's outing must have rest nnd strength building for tho un derlying motive Therefore, don't overtlre yourself or trifle with bad wa ter and messy foods. Mnke your outing como well within your menus. It Is foolish to "blow in" in two weeks the savings of months. Season nil with n determination to hnvo n good time, keep happy and never let your temper run nwny with you. Pocket Wireless. Tho Italian savant, Mgr. Cerebotanl, papal nuncio nt Munich, Is tho in ventor of nn instrument like u largo watch, which enables a person to re celvo messages transmitted from "wireless" stations. The apparatus is merely a pocket-receiver, nnd the only accessories aro a bobbin of wiro and n metallic encased cane. A person thus equipped can at a given moment receive communications from a station within a radius of twenty to thirty miles. Midas. Mldns had come to thnt 'point in his career where everything ho touched turned to gold. "Whnt shall you ever do with tho stuff?" asked his entourago in vlslblo alarm. Midas affected not to bo uneasy. "Just wait till the boys begin to touch inn!" quoth he, displaying an acquaintance with economic tenden cies far In advance of his age. Puck. Truly Wonderful Climate. Hyperbole OaBsaway went from hero to a little town In southern California for his health. In two weoks ho wroto homo that he felt ten years younger. Some days later he wroto again that he felt 20 years younger. Then IiIb family heard no moro from him, They telegraphed the mayor of the Cali fornia town for information about their Hyperbole (Jnssaway aiid got thin answer: "I regret to Inform you that your beloved husband nnd father, after a month's residence here, died from cholera Infantum," We OldTTmeCelebration ' ' w THE old-time celebration is the kind 1 like the 1cM The glils, they looked their sweetest, all in iluffv inu.slln drti.sed And the marshal of the duy, Mounted on n prancing boy, Rode nbout n-shouting orders, and n-clearlng of the way. Into town the folks enmc pouring, While the nnvll shots were roaring, With the bird of freedom soaring All the dny. Oh, the old-time celebration always meant n big pnrnilr Thirteen floats of lovely maidens, nil in ktnrty Huge, nruiycd, And the Goddess, Lib-cr-tee, Waved the emblem of the free, 8rttlng on her throne of beauty, unconcerned at she could be. And the "horribles" enme nfter, Clad In rags nnd cnusiug laughter, And nobody ncted dnfter Then thnn me. The old-time celebration meant ft picnic in the grove Ob, the patriotic frenzies thut the "noted speakers" wovrt Why, if England with her men Had 6wooped down upon us then, We who "licked her twice already" would have "licked" her once ngnlnl For we tweaked the lion's tail Till we seemed to hear his wall Echo over hill nnd dnte, Field and glen. On the old-time celebrntlon there would nlwnyr. fall n nhowrr, Splashing on the red umbrellas, dripping from the Irnly tiowrr ) And the women, helter skelter, Seized their skirts nnd ran for shelter, While the air was cooled nnd freshened, which beiote hud made ua trwclter. Then the bunting's dripping red. In the lemonade was shed, And on many n lady's head, There to welter. 8o the old time celebration, which we celebrnte In story, Ended when the day wns ended, ended in n blaze oi glory I With the pin-wheels flashing, whizzing ; And the rockets crushing, sizzing, With the anvils booming, ronrlng ; And the fireballs looming, soaring, There were bombs thnt broke in air, Throwing stnrllght everywhere ; Roman candles, fire balloons, Firmnments of stars and moons; Then the set piece "Washington" . Told us that the day was done Died nt last each glinting spark And home we traveled through the dark. Declaring Her Independence ROM tho time sho was flvo years old Gloria West had been Imbued with patriotic feeling and n revorenco for the constitution of her country. Her father had been a soldier and hor grandfather beforo him and when she was so llttlo as to be tmablo to get up Into n chair with out being lifted, ahe had to sit solemn ly by the sldo of her sisters and brothers and listen to tales ot hero Ism told by her futher. On every Fourth of July, as regu larly as that dato rolled around, Gloria and nil tho members of her family had boon forced to sit patiently and re spectfully In a circle nbout tho old dining room while their father read, impressively so sho had believed every word of the declaration of In dependence. No firecrackers, no torpedo, no cele bration of any sort took plnco in tho West family until after this patriotic duty had been done. And then tho old flag was drawn high on lta polo nnd tho various membors of tho family wore allowed to celebrato In their own ways. Gloria was nineteen now, nnd though her father had long rttneo passed on to the resting place of bravo soldiers, tho old custom of reading tho declaration on the morn ing of every Fourth of July still pre vailed In tho fnmlly. And thero wero many candidates for Uio place' at Gloria's Bide. Tho young men in the pretty western town would glndly have Joined tho circlo even though it meant absolute submission to the will of the beauti ful Gloria. "I wouldn't be married and submit to tho wishes of a mere masculine per son," she said to her sister ono eve ning when the latter young woman was preparing to go to make a dis tasteful duty call for her hUBband. "And what would you do?" asked the Bister, Indulgently. "I'd aBsert my Independence and " "And havo war Instead of penco In your family," Interrupted the wiser sister. "Not nt all," protested Gloria .laugh ing, "we're going to havo a constitu tion in our family," sho added with unduo stress on tho progressive pro nouns. "And ho shall abide by It." "Ho?" askod her Bister In surprise. "Then, havo you decided which ono It Bball be?" Gloria waB noncommittal. "At least, If I havo, he doesn't know It," sho said. "It 1b poor policy to dis- erase me maneuvers or war, you know." "You're bound to have war at all 'events," waa her sister's parting com ment. Following a fancy, Gloria had askod bIx ot her most constant admirers to tho reading of tho Declaration at the old homestead on tho mornlng'of her nineteenth Fourth of July. "I shall declare my own Independ ence on that day," she said to John Hammon, "and every ono of you' boys Bhall Blgn it. Won't It bo fun? for mo?," she added roguishly. "And may I draw up a constitution to inouro a perfect union, Gloria?" the young man asked, half in Jest, halt In earnest. Even Gloria's quick wit failed her Ull"" iV In for n moment. There wore so many ways to take Unit. "Ycb," Bho wild with a gleam of daring In her cycH, ns she looked squarely nt him, "draw up u constitu tion nnd we'll have It put before the whole house." In the merry Jest of the morning when Gloria hnd laughingly presented to her professed admirers n document wherein she had set forth her actn of independence, cwli had felt an un derlying strain of seriousness nnd Gloria Turned and Saw Him. each wanted to talk with her. Joking ly they had signed It, thereby mnklng themselves nlnvoB to her whims hence forth, then, and forever all but John Hammon. Even in view of Its being tho veriest Jest, ho refused, laughingly though It was, to add bis name to tho list under Gloria's perpendicular scrawl. Gloria had been accordingly plquod, and though she smiled and danced and mado merry, still she won dered why he hud refused so trifling a fancy on her part At last they were all gono and Gloria waB standing on the threshold listening to their footsteps dlo nwny on tho old brick walk. Presently she heard one pair of steps coming back. Someono had forgotten something. "Gloria," said the doep volco of John Hammon, "Just ono moment bo foro you go." Gloria turned and saw him In tho moonlight. "Yes," Hho acquiesced in such a strange little voloe that sho hardly recognized It "I that 1b I have drawn un thn constitution," he said, bis hand cm bis pocket. "But you didn't sign tho declarn tlon," Gloria reminded him, a little pout on her lips. "I'll Blgn anything If you Bay this Is all right read It," ho broke off suddenly, throating a folded paper Into her hand. "Look at It and toll mo If you think It will Insure us a perfect union, dear." And In the moonlight Gloria unfold ed the paper, to find lying tied within its folds a ring. Bho did not speak. "Dear, give me your hand and let mo draw up our constitution," he said. "Will you?" She did; and It fitted bo well was so fitting, us Gloria put it some long minutes afterward that sho decided to accept It. - lJtSJii.0J.iidinMti nnnnnnnnnn iiiiiiliiilniiiififlinntrtfTfi ALCOHOL-3 PER CENT AVeCclnblc Preparation for As IlicStomachs and Bowels of Promotes DiCcslion.Clicerful ncssandKcst.Conlains neither Opium.Morphinc nor Mineral Not Narcotic faipt tfOMDrSAMVElimfiEfi Pumpkin Sit J 'MjrSritm AY,htiItSfo jfil'nrimtiUSnUt ' IlilwtSltJ CltritA SJf MtyrrtK 7tnr Arrrf-i RiMiinlv fnrfnrnlloa lion , Sour Stomach.Diarrhoca, Worms .Convu sions.revcnah ncss and Loss OF Sleep. iTacSimife Signatuitof Tun CuNTAim Company;, NEW YORK. iiiaratitecd under tho Foodaw Exact Copy of Wrapper. iiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Think of Last Summer-! You can remember days when the heat inside your kitchen was so great you could hardly bear it. With the right stove you would have made a better hostess. Save your health. Don't put up with the drudgery of a coal range. 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