HOW TO APPLY PAINT.
Greatest care should be taken when
fainting buildings or implements which
are exposed.to the weather , to have the
paint applied properly. No excellence
jof material ran make up for caroless-
fness of application , any more than care' '
| < Sn applying it can make poor paint
wear well.
The surface to be painted should be
'dry and serapod and sandpapered hard
land smooth. I'ure white lead should
'be ' mlxtd v.ilh pure linseed oil , fresh
for the job , and should be well bru-hed
out. not tiowort on thick. When paint-
O\g is done in this manner withNa -
< 'onal Lead Company's pure white lead
tirade marked with "The Dutch Hey
Painter" ) there is every chance that
( he job will be satisfactory. White load
is capnMo of absolute test for purity ,
il Ix.id Company. Woolhrid.o
; : . Xv < Yoik. will send a testing
outfit free to sniy one interested.
A Hungarian snrjt : ! who was plucked
at a rorrnt examination at Klausenbtirg
shot himsfir. l "t f-sJ : winged an cram
mer.
2Tow T Car < ! Sweeny a ml Fi.slula.
"I WANT to tell you how I saved
one of our horses that had a fistula.
% Ve had the horse doctor out and ho
said it was so bad that he did not
think he could cure it , and did not
conic again. Then we tried Sloan's
Liniment and it cured it up nicely.
"One day last spring. I was plowing
for a neighbor who had a horse with
sweeny , and 1 told him about Sloan's
Liniment and he had me get a bottle
for him. and it cured his horse all
right , and he goes off now like a colt.
"We had a horse that had sweeny
awfully bad and we thought it was
never going 'to be any good , but we
tised Sloan's Liniment and it cured it
< up nicely. I told another neighbor
about it and he said it was the best
Liniment he ever used.
"We are using Sloan's Sure Colic
Cure and -we think it is all right. "
A. D. BRUCE. Aurelia , la.
5riio "VVny tlo Czar Prepo.se : ! .
Tt is a pretty story which surrounds
< he betrothal of the present Czar
ptCiclioJas and the Czarina , for , although
the .great qucsMon had boon planned
tand thought out for them by their re
spective parents , they both were de
termined to have a say in tlie matter.
That they were in love with each
other every one knew , and between
themselves a mutual understanding
Jaad been arrived at in the summer
fcouse of York cottage ; but as Czare-
witch the future Czar had to make
the formal and old-fashioned offer of
iiis hand.
"The Emperor , my father , " he said ,
addressing the blushing bride-to-be ,
"has commanded me to make you the
offer of my hand and heart. "
"My grandmother , the Queen , " re
plied the present Czarina , "has com
manded me to accept the offer of your
Ii.tnd" she broke into a rippling laugh
"and your heart I 'take of my own
free will. "
.Tnrt of. ilic Jfor.sc.
> "A. rich rancher told a story about a
little slum urchin whom he had sent
-on a month's vacation into the country.
" ' &hc lad. " he said , "thought Ave got
mush from the mushroom and milk
from the milkweed. One morning a
lady pointed to a horse in a field and
said. 'Look at the horse. Johnny. '
That's a cow , ' the boy contradicted.
'No , ' said the lady , 'it's a horse. '
"Tain't. It's a co\v , ' said the boy.
'Horses has wagons to 'em. ' " Kansas
City Times
utler r.i cc In liiprh Life.
Mamnin. ar ? we in society ?
Mrs. Topflat Ye % tkar , but society
hasn't found it o.it yet.--Chicago Trib
une.
THEY GROW
-Good Unmor ami Cheerfulness Croza
Ki lit Food.
Cheerfulness is like sunlight. It dis
pels the elouds from the mind as sun Ai
light chases away the shadows of ro
'l ' wight. of
T The good .humored man can pick up ofLi
that the man with Li
nd carry off a load LiF
a grouch wouldn't attempt to lift. F
Anything that interferes with good gc
Jaealth is apt to keep cheerfulness' o fr
good humor in the background. A fo
Washington lady found thut letting coffee re
fee alone made things bright for her. in
She writes :
"Four years ago I was practically
given up by my doctor and was not ex
pected to live long. My nervous sys- Y
Xem was In a bad condition. tli
"But I was young and did not want
-fo die , so I began to look about for the ti
cause of my chronic trouble. I used to
qt [
iliave nervous spells which would ex- tl
Jiaust me and after each spell it would is
, rtake me days before I could sit up in ism
.a chair. ei :
eiw
; "I became -convinced my trouble was w
Jcaused by coffee. I decided to stop it t\
Land bought some Postum.
! "The first cup,0which I made accord- tlti
jing to directions , had a soothing effect
Ion my nerves and I liked the taste.
01 >
For a time I nearly lived on Postum tc
jmd ate little food besides. I am to tl
day a healthy woman.
"My family and relatives wonder if d
I am the same person I was four si
years ago. when I r , mC do no I'i
on abewmt of iiervou'iiesj. Now lere
re
oiiijf my own housework , take care of reti
.two babies oie : twenty , the other two tf
months old. I am so busy that I hard li
ly get time to write a letter , yet I do liui
it all with the cheerfulness and good uivi
humor Ji ; t copies from enjoying good 'J
ihealth.
"I tcli niy friends it la to Postum 1
'owc my life to-day. "
Name given by Tostum Co. , Battle 1 !
tl
Creek , Mich. K < ' : id "The Iload to Well- tlI ]
[ < 7ill , " In plies. "There's a Reason. " } II
FROM THE
MR. BRYAIV'S
K nu- : < : : . < .
Democrats draw a disiimt li'je ! vtyri
federal legislation which is sijyj > n"iitil :
to State legislation and < .h.it f < J ! : : i i-f fpd-
erai legislation which would su * < ! ! . . a
national for a State remedy. No national
charter should be granted , to ai iis-j/-
ance company , and no federal sijervi- : ;
should interfere wilh the exerclsof th-
power now vested in Ihe S.r.ies to h. ! ; . :
vise companies doing husin'-ss' in such
Stares.
federal gov--rriKit ; < > JH > . ' . : = i ; .
to the performance of its Icgili ; : . ; ( " . | . : r
hut he recognize-- , that M ! " eor.sMi' ! . ! * : *
of all government at Washhigrojj .v ou ! < !
be a menace to the safety o ' the nation
and would endanger the perpetuity of th :
republic. He believes in the preservation
of the power of both State : .nl ; federal
governments , recognizing in th ? rtiHs.it'i-
tional division of those powers tif !
Mrength of free goverr.inenl. TIiv advo
cate of centralization is always optimis
tic when the da users 01 centra I ir.atio : ! ar- *
pointed out. lie is not afraid that ny
harm can come to the Aineru-ii : people ,
and yet no enthusiastic advocate of cen
tralization can talk long without btray -
ing his distrust of the people. Instead
of accepting the theory thai the people |
should think for themselves and lin-n l
select , representatives to carry out those
thoughts , he believes that repe : vntaiives-
arc selected to think for the i eo , l ' and
he does not hesitate to build barriers be
tween the government and the volns.
While the advocate of . enlraiizailwi is.
urging legislation which obliterates Suite
lines and removes- the government front
the control o ! the voters , the iiio.op : < tiist
may , on Ihe other hand , hide bt-hin-l the
Democratic theory of .self-government al i
use this theory to prevent national - Is-
lation which may be necessary. The ! e.n-
ocral who believes in Democratic prin
ciples and v.'ho wants to preserve the dual
character of our government must be on
his guard against both.
Thou Came tlic Court.
In his speech at Trenton. N. J. . Secre
tary Taft deplored what he called "too
great centralization of government. " and
attributed it lo the failure of State iegis-
lalors lo perform their proper function. ; .
nwot * . Sjd Tvrrth Carolina cases is spoken
: * by t'.icse railroad magnates with the
hiph'VU sort of compliment.
No wonder the railroads want lo set
away from State Legislatures. The State
Legislatures .are near to the people and
( jnickiy respond 10 public sentiment , while
th : ' iiatuMi.il Congress is more remote and
harder to reach.
The Oklahoma law providing for the in
surance of bank deposits has been in op
eration lej-'s tl.an n month , but. so far.
all indications point to its success. Four
hundred and skty-six State banks took
out insuramv certificates certificates lie-
ins denied to twenty-six banks that could
not pass the rigid elimination. There
are in the Slate : ' , ( K ) national banks. Of
these , twenty-nine had. by the tenth of
rif.t- : ' ; . re.-t ived c ? : Jif. . t'"s. s " eafv-tlire"
. , . .
< -v : iHlrlii eo in HS xoi as tusto ! - ' . : -
hc"i-s ! rr.i'fy tu ! contract.- More than
. . ! . ; ! ; nr.i.al ! b.ujfcs hnve retjr.s'-ijed ex-
! ' : niuation. and others have calit-d .stodc-
hi > l Iers' meetings ! o determine the policy
of the bank.
It is predicted 'by those in position lo
know tiial within a short time practical
ly every lunik in the State will have
talcen advantage of ihe insurance.
The I > ! 'k of Commerce of Shawneo.
Okla. . on the lUh ! ! of February , inserted
the following advertisement in a local
paper :
"Ueff.ie the Depositors' Hnaranty Luw
went intf , effect. VP had on Feb. 12.
"Seventeen das under the protection
of the Depositors" ( Juaranty fund of the
State of Oklahoma our deposits have
grown 10 be ? : > 7iJM..S ) : : ! > .
"An increase of S:5f.7SO.5.i. : "
"Xo reason to worry.
"What more do you want ? ' '
Who will say that the Oklahoma plan
is not succeeding V It has been said that
banks would go out of business rather
than So incur the risk of having lo pay the
depositors of other banks. Experience
does not support this. The State banks
luu-e come in. and Ihe national bunks are
Iryhm to uet in. and deposits are already
iu-"rfi > > iiiv. The people feel th..t they
have a so fe place to deposit their money.
The deposits are goins ; to be protected :
the bi.s : bank will not much longer be t > pr-
mirted to build up a "pnvthre" at the
risk of the depositors of the country and
the welfare of each community.
The sugar trust has just declared a
f-pven per cent dividend after carrying
several millions to the surplus account.
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"SBK , THE COXQfSKlXG HKKG 41f iKS ! "
ibout the time Secretary Taft made this
tMiiarkable statement the Supreme Court
f the United States was handing down
decision thai in effect prevents a State
.egislature from performing its functions.
further than that , the decision actually
oes to the length of saying that a Stale
Hicial ! may be enjoined by a ( federal court
rom appearing in a State court to move
or the enforcement of a. StaU law. Sec-
etary Taft seems to be somewhat mixed
n his ideas.
The People ?
The Financial Age. publi.-i ! < ' < I atPW
fork , printed in its issue of .March - ' . > '
his editorial :
iioi-ES FOU Ar.nuicii nn.T. .
"The reiftoval of the mil road bond fea-
u ; re from the Aldrich bill prr-volces the
uestion : Is currency legislation son > . -
hing : lo please a voting corstituency. or
s it something for the imanc'al bulter-
nent of a people' . ' This action is coiisid-
red a direct play to the \Vesi and So..lii-
vcst , and it may save a C < , ncr --sniin : or
wo. There is another qu ° s'ion. ( t'cour > e
even with this feature eliminni l. doe
he bill answer the purpnsL-V That ] H"-
ion is of considerable importance. ' '
In other words , is cai'-eiu-y lo lsljtioii
r any other legislation for th.it matter.
o be for the benefit of i'i" p'o-1 ; ! or f' > r
he advantage of a coterie of iii'vidMi ! : : ! < ?
The editor of the Fir-.anc/F'i Age evi-
lontly < thinks that ctinvncv legislation
ihould be passed in accor.ia.ict'vitli the
Ieasure of the linanri'iThen raili'.atl
egislation should be ar-an.ed : by the rnn-
ocd magnates : trust legislation by the
.rust magnates : tariff li'g'siathrn ' > y th.
ariff beneficiaries , and s ; on down : he
ine. r.nt the people who are the people
inyhow. if they are not .h" men > vho pro-
ide tl-e Republican partv with its cam-
jaiijn ! funds ?
? , ' < > TZinr for tltv I'e ! le.
It will be remembered that in .March.
1007. the Democrats in the Senate killed
he. ship subsidy bill , which hud passed the
louse by Republican vote. Senator Cav-
uack of Tciiiese led in the lilibiKster
I xvhkh resulted in the defeat of this ridicu-
l , n : : prase. ; . Now the Republican Senate -
ate has pa ; sil a ! ; > s.iLsidy bi'l and the
mei.er ' gors to the V-otise. It seems that
the ienMkr.n : p.n-ty has ample time to
pass measures rieni.jn'h'd by the financiers ,
saeh as tlr > Al'.I.-rch'bill. and measures de-
ira-uV'd by I'IP s.i'jsr.ly grabberss.ich as
lh" shipping ! ! . Hat when Ihe people
'e-iand t--iT ! : -ev ; < ioi and other impor
tant reforms tuey are expected to bo ynl-
i { -'t-'T ret -
t tri " " ! : :
Tie : Xc-v York World is calling for
"lKiN-ity" * with nvrter-r to Wall street. It
; s support ' : g a iwao ! ; i introdtifed in
tlie New Yo-k Li islattire : providing for
thf iiive-iliai'f-ii oT th" stock g.niiling !
pralk \ < i'o\v ' ; : i-it- : > : iinc\-l ( by the New
York stock
A very good yiP'is--.re. uilrv > ,1 ; ay of
v.-hich . .T-Hn.-- ! ; ihut Hemoerats in all
sc'-tkns of Ihe cjuiintry are calling for
pihliciry : wih : ivyvl . ro the motives of
the Nevr Yol ; World in national politics.
IJiifvhilr fi\jdig \ tii.-e J'j .itta'-k p.'nio-
r-ra.s ; v.'ho have ' -riticisp ; ! corporation
sin h. for in-tance. as the xl < v > l trust , and
who have iissrel ; up' n raii-oad regula
tion , the World has not found it conven- !
ifllt Jo teli its readers the extent of its
owner's fniatici.d iuterrst hi the concerns
that are lo be regulated.
And Ibis brings us stynin to the ques
tion , "What is the extent of til" financial
interest heM br Joseph I'lditz r. owner of
the ? \ew Yor\ World , in railro-.d cons-
jianics- and in great corpora ; ions o unmou-
ly known as t rusts V"
V"I I
Attorney General Young of Minnesota
says that in the light of the recent de
cision by the raited States . Supreme
Court State government * might as well
surrender ali their functions to the fed-
era ! judge located in the Slate. 11 is
one of the u.o-t important opinions ever
delivered by a court. Indeed , it may
prove to he an epoch making decision , for
most assuredly the American people are
not prepared to consent to tin ? centraliza
tion thai would prevail under the system
as upheld by the court in these cases. The
division of tiie powers of go\ eminent was
founded the doctrine-
upon - self-govern
ment. : > nd the preservation of the nation
depends upon the careful observance of
the limitations between tlie things rhal
nrt > local and the thintrs that are uatioual.
Those who do not recognize the doctrine
of local M'If-go\ei'nm"ut can make an ar
gument in favor of the transfer of all
power to the federal government : but
those who believe in the doctrine of self-
uovernm'-ut recognize that the people can
he trusted best with lliat with which the.v
: i.v fuse : ir.ji. ; , iUed and Jha : tin ; eop.e .
jMf li-st acitiiuinted with tin ? liiing ? whi h
are. n-ar them and immediately concern
them.
Ciisitii ; ? SliaeJovr.s IJcforo. "
Congressman Litllefield of Maine has
rnsi2ii ( l. explaining that he desires to. re-
tuns to Ihe practice of law. Congressman
Cousins of Iowa also aniiouived that he
would r'Hire he also desires f ) return to
the piactice of law. Can it be that aside
from a great love for their profession
Messrs. Cousins and Littleiield belie-
l hat "the old ship is leaking now. " and
that it is the part of wisdom to go ashore
before the old hulk goes to the bottom in
November ?
TS'o I
After considerable effort Congress pass
ed : bill that stopped rebates and enabled
-railroads to keep what they had for
merly returned In the way of rebates to
favored shippers. The railroads weakened
the bill as much as possible and no one
knows yet how valuable ov valueless the
measure will prove.
iliil the State Legislatures went in to
work in the effort to lower rates. A num
ber of Legislatures enacted two-cent faiv
laxrs and some reduced freight rates.
ImmedSatoly railroad magnates began
to plead for "federal regulation. " meaning
exclusive federal regulation and Ihe do-
cidiois of the Supreme ' "ourt in the Min-
The sugar trust magnates are anxious
( hat it be allowed to furnish , the friendly
handy thai revise the tariff. ,
Se
The eminent government statisticians . , .1
who earn their salaries by producing tlz-
ures to show that the cost of living has
not outpaced the increase in wages will
certainly not overlook the decrease in the ;
price of diamonds.
'
An anarchist paper in Parereon. X. J. , ,
has been suppressed by presidential man
date. This is a clear case of infringing "
upon the prerogatives of the Third Assistant - '
ant Postmaster fleneral.
tie
Ta
llie American made watch that is sold Ins [
to the English retailer for $7.41 costs ail
the American retailer . 10.1. ) . This may
explain why the "friends of the tariff' in i
want the job of revising it. ; 5r
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Republican songs of harmony in Ohio
are now and then rudely interrupted by
th sound of hobnailed shoes crushing into -
frontal bones. : r.- ,
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The first step towards tariff reform is Ta
the election of a Democratic Congress
and a Democratic President , not the establishment - , , ,
tablishment of a tariff commission.
"
A little more protection from the courts . ] , .
and a little less from the tariff would be
gladly welcomed by American working-
men.
' .
The reported strike of fishermen in , . i
Nova Scotia does not interest us. It is >
when Ihe fish "strike" that we sit up and , . ,
take notice.
; 1
Mr. Little'ield has decided not to be a
candidate for re-election , to Congress. The
iast time was evidently too trying and ex-
pensive.
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Tlie mot remarkable feature of the
Supreme Court's decision in the M ine- '
sot a case is that it was not a five to four
decision.
WAlt Oiq PKISCO ? LA < HTE.
Great Cleaning Up of Coast City for
Coming Visit of Sig Plcet.
Alter a light lasting lor months tlic
marine hospital Sv-rvico is at-last easy
in mind over the proposed visit oil the
b-ittlo--'ip ; ! licet to San Francisco. Wend -
d > rful work iiis been done by Surgeon
G.-neral Wyman. in co-operation with
tiio local authorities , toward stamping
out the bubonic plague , and complete
victory 'appears to be in sight. It was
said at one time that unless the prog
ress of Hie plague \vcre stopped the
iieet would not be allowed to touch at
Sau Francisco. Once exposed to the
disease , there is no telling how badly
it would cut into the fleet. , and the gov-
cri : { : ; r hs : l en oveivare. ul , if any-
.lil'ig. to take no chancres.
At Miiguaiena bay. where the Heet
now is. it will remain soc time for
target practice , and thence will steam
to 'Frisco. .Since the plague lirst de
veloped 121 cases have been verified
bac-toriologically and thirty-eight clinic
ally , and these have resulted in seven
ty-seven deaths , or more than HO per
. . nt ofill aillicted.
The common rat is the greatest dis-
-vminalor of the infection , and the sur
geons waged merciless war against him.
In the i.-ist week reported to hcadquar-
ters. ! ) . ! ) ! .I rats had beeen trai > ped. T.XSS
bounty rats had been ivceived. i' , . ) Si :
had Leen examined bacteriologu-ally
ind twenty-six bad been found infected
viUt the bacillus of the plague.
The humble ; iea also has come in for
Iiis share of investigation , and the
Treasury Department has issued elal > -
irate instructions to the marine hos
pital service and to health ollicers gen
erally , directing how fleas shall be col
lected and forwarded for examination.
The department circulated exhaustive
reports of the experiments with rats ,
i.lice and fleas by the British plague
commission iirliulia. where the bubonic
plague has become a common scourge.
These have been supplemented with
Indies made in the I'acille ports : and
" .ow it is desired to extend the investi-
-ruMon to other places iu the United
States.
DENVER'S AffASCEIST.
The Desperate Character "Who Mtir-
dered Father Keinrichs.
The picture herewith presented is :
the best one over made of Giuseppe
Alio. the Italian anarchist who 'as-
sassinatcd Father
Ileinrichs at the
altar in Denver. No
written description '
could so plainly '
portray the man's
character as does '
the picture. lie is '
one of 'the sub
merged tenth ig-
n o r a n t. poverty- -
s-tricken , fanatical ,
CJH-&KMM : AI.IO. j j i. fci. ill-kempt.
Uio was speedily found guilty of mur-
ier in the tirst degree. Before being
daced in his cell , after conviction , he
IItl
ras stripped and given a new suit of tl
lothes. Iiis cell was thoroughly
earched and cleaned even new bed
lothing being supplied. In spite of
hose precautions the assassin managed
11 some manner to procure a razor
'lade and made a murderous assault G
n a "trusty" Avho was engaged in
uopping out Alio's cell. The assassin N
lit the trusty's throat , but not fatal- siC
y. and then made a desperate effort to C
egain his liberty , but was soon over-
Cowered. Denver believes there is in rn
he city a gang # f anarchists ready to
o to any limit to aid him. riMi
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The Illinois I'epubliiau convention in-
orsed' Speaker Cannon for President on
ecrerary Tail's platform. Gov. Deneen's pr
dininfctratioa was commended. ha
Republicans of the First Iowa Dis- as
ict instructed their delegates for Taft asHi
a presidential candidate and indorsed je
enator Allison for re-election.
pr
The Republicans of the- First Kentucky ap
'istriifc divided between Taft and Fair-
afl
links for President , anti will send con-
> ting- delegations to the national con- ? f
ntica. ing
Nebraska Republicans , in State conven- bei
on. unanimously indorsed Secretary na
aft for President. Tbe delegates were su
sti-rrcted to vote for Taft first , last and to
the time. h !
Jit a conference in Washington of lead- its
< . ' Democrats , inerrtding several Sen-
, * r < s and Representatives , it was deeid-
fo urge the various States no'j lo tie up
delegalions at once.
.
The Oklahoma Repu'o'ic.in State con-
r-ntion instructed its 51
delegalioa lo Chi-
? o to "vote for- any proportion favor- AK
hie to Ihe cannidacy of William H. wt
aft for Ihe presidency. " frc
The Missouri Republics/a State cen- ty
I'ntion , in St. Louis- adopted resolutions
unmending tbe administration of Presi- : d
"nl Roosevelt , and insimcled Ihe four -
-legates ] at large to thf nalional con
dition to support Taft for Ihe presi-
l -
institd nomination. >
IVO
After a sounding of sentiment , which
.owed that Minnesota Republicans by
overwhelming majority favor Taft for
'resident , the State central committee the
assed a resolution indorsing his candi- ur
acy. Se
The Indiana Democratic State conven-
torte
0:1 named a State ticket , adopted a
to
latfonn and instructed the thirty dele- toS
ites to the national convention lo vote
. ' William J. Bryan for President , Stj
'l.cnias R. Marshall of Columbia City ties
on the gubernatorial nomination and : -oi
'homes Taggart vns re-elected national vie
an
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Plans1 for a world cruise by the
American battleship Hoot , now at Mag-
daleua Bay. Mexico , have been an-
nouuL'cd by the President to his cabi
net. The fleet is ehgagtHl hi two weeks'
target practice there , after which it
will proceed to San Francisco , reuch-
ing that city .May .1. to be feted and
iVastod for nine days. Then , after a
t\st. the fleet on July ; is M > leave for
. > ur possessions in the 1M < i' : < ' . sti'ppiu
it Hawaii and Samoa , ami then jrornj ?
! > y way of Australia to the Philip-pines
: md returning through the Sue : ; Canal.
In Australia the tieet will stop at Mel
bourne and Sydney to accept the invi
tation of Sir Alfred Deakin. It i * ex
pected that Admiral Evans will retire
from the command on a'-fouut of ill
ness after reach int , " San Francisco.
Captain Waimvrijjht. now in command
> if the Louisiana.viI ! probably succeed
Evans as commander in chief of the
thvt , although two other ofliecrs are
Iiis seniors. Wainwriirht is 'the man
who. in command of the converted
yacht CJloucPster. smashed several of
the Spanish ships at Santiago.
No piece of American political fur- '
jiMire would mort- surprise the found \
ers of the republic than the umlesir-
ib.'e three-Iegtred stool which the vice-
presidential chair has become. The
fo . : iders put it iu the b * st room , sec-
iii : only to the President's seat. Now
it is out in the back yard of political
favor. Yet it is au important otlice ;
.he presidency of the. Senate is a place
jf power. Four Vice Presidents have
risen to the highest ofliee throujrii the
> atl : of the President. TIrree others
Adams. Jefferson. Van TJuren were
Vice President before they v.vre Presi-
lent. In the castof the early Vice
[ 'residents , election to the- second place
meant that they had been candidates
for' the tirst place. And. most people
think , that what that really means
ught to prevail now : that is. no man
should be elected Vice President who
s not' regarded as good enough to be
President.
Attorney General Uonaparte- in
structed the United States Attorney at
N'ew Orleans to suspend action begun
there against a number of longshore
men for illegal boycotting since the Su
preme Court decisions in the Danbury
hatters' case and the IJuck's stove and
range case. The Department of Justice
wanted all Federal attorne\s to advise
ivith the experts at Washington before
-leting. I > ut Mr. P.onaparte denied the
statement that all Federal attorneys
had been ordered to bring no actions
iigainsc labor unions. He held that as
the hatters' case had been decided on ,
II demurrer and the matter remanded
to ] the Circuit Court for a rebearintr.
nothing should be done in simll.tr cases
until a final decision is rendered.
After a conference at the- White
House between the President. Secretary
flarfiekl. ; Commissioner of Corporations
Smith , and Commissioner of La ? or
StN
Xeill. it was drvided that three bills
should be prepared and' submitted to
Congress to amend the Sherman anti
trust and the liability laws. One will
make it possible for industrial corpora
tions to 7inite under Federal super
vision and for railroads to pool under
Hie approval of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Another will so
amend ] the Sherman law as to exempt
labor unions from the clause- prohibit
ing combinations In restraint of trade.
The third would amend the employers *
liability law to meet the objections of
the- Supreme Court.
Tlcprp entativo Esch of Wisconsin la
preparing to make a vigorous effort to
hare Congress prohibit the u e of irons
a form of punishment in the navy.
has introduced a bill on this sub
ject , ami. as soon a the- naval appro
priation bill is out of the way. he will
appear before the committee on naval
affairs to make an argument on behalf
his measure. He will'go to this hear
; well fortified with facts ; for he has
been in correspondence- many
naval officer and enlisted men on the
subject. ; He says hevrlft be prepared
show that Ibis form o-f punishment
not only cruel and * inhuman , but that
use bas a baneful influence upon dis
cipline and encourages desertion.
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Two naval records were made the
.ther day. A gun crew , in command
a young ofiicMv.Iso has been out of
Annapolis less fhan two years , made a
with every t no of twenty-fire shots
from an eight-rnch gun , and fired near
three shots to the minutes. The
Chester , a new scouting cruiser , steam-
twenty-six and fifty-three hun-
1-edths knots for four hours on a trial
rui5c. anfl proved itself the fastest
at of Us type in any navy of the
world.
Attorney General Bonaparte before
House committee on public lands
ursed : a favorable report on a joint
Senate resolution instructing the At
torney General to institute certain suits
establish tlie title of the United
States to lands in the 'Pacific coast
States granted to railroads in the six
under special conditions , which
i-onditions. it is now claimed , have been
violated by the grantees. The latter
now being hennL
