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COURT IN HARD CASE
SUPREME TRIBUNAL CONFRONT
V ED WITH PROBLEM.
Enforcement of Law Against the
Trusts Is Matter for Sedate Judg
ment Common Sense View
of the Matter.
When two are In a fight there Is a
type of citizen who stands at the edge
of the crowd and shouts , "Let me get
.t him. " One sees a likeness to this
safely belligerent person in most of
the critics who do not like the way
the Supreme court has tackled the
trust problem. One wonders what
these critics would do if the crowd
parted and really did let them "get at
him. "
To drop the rowdy metaphor , It Is
probable that the Supreme court Itselt
is not satisfied with its decision. The
court was very frankly not clear what
should be done. But if the court's po
sition Is admittedly indefinite , how
completely nebulous is the alternative
offered by the critics.
To say that the law should be en
forced against trust lawbreakers as It
Is against individual lawbreakers Is to
make a noise like sounding brass and
tinkling cymbals. Everybody accepts
the law enforcement theory. There is
mere sound and tinkle again In declar
ing that the trusts should be de
stroyed , no one from the chief justice
down knowing precisely what a trust
Is. And so there-Is the reminiscence
of. the crackling of thorns under a pot
In the demand that the trust leaders
be put in jail. Put them in jail , cor
dially ; but , after they are there , how
will that fact help the solution of
pressing economic problems ?
Where the court appears to much
better advantage than its censurers Is
In this , that the court apparently rea
lizes that it has faced and still faces
a big problem and that the end is not
to be found in any one statute , or in
any one judgment , or , Indeed , In any
* ne period.
Some constructive criticism of the
court also may have evinced this rea
lization ; but it Is not to be found In
the bulk of the criticism which re
solves itself simply into the demand ,
"Bust the Trusts. "
From the standpoint of the optimist :
.May it not be considered hopeful
when judges of a high court take cog
nizance of facts and conuitlons whose
existence all other Intelligent persons
recognize ? Has it not been urged
with force against the body of our
jurisprudence that it holds too close
to precedent that it is not sufficient
ly flexible in applying principles to
changed conditions ? Certainly that
criticism cannot be leveled at the
late Sherman act decisions. Those
judgments have put the law not
alone the specific statute Into the
current of affairs not across the cur-
irenL
It may be believed that affairs will
3iave a smoother , better course with
the law going along In control than if
the law were merely set In opposition.
Kansas City Star.
Pitfalls to Be Avoided.
Presidents Roosevelt and Taft both
pushed policies hurtful to the business
of the country in a spirit of anti-cor
porate demagogism. The country's
reply could be read in last fall's elec
tion returns. The people were weary
-of federal meddlesomeness , hostile in
vestigations and the prosecutions of
railways and industries , with the gen
eral feeling of insecurity which these
policies stimulated.It would be stu-
fpidity itself for a Democratic congress
to repeat the mistakes made by Re-
jpublican administrations
TAX PLACES BEYOND REACH
Object Lesson for the People Is the
High Tariff on Woolen
Products.
The use of woolen blankets in the
United States has steadily diminished
until the average for each family now
is just half what it was In 1860 , says
the Wall Street Journal , and this is
attributed to the excessive cost result
ing from the high tariff on wool. In
50 years the population has Increased
200 per cent while the combined manu
facture and Importation of blankets
has Increased only 50 per cent. Thir
ty-one million people purchased 11-
115,000 square yards of blankets in
1860 , and 93,500,000 people bought 16-
652,000 square yards in 1910.
"Anybody who will take the trouble
to trace the progress of the woolen in
dustry will discover that from the
very outset of the republic It has
never stood upon its own legs without
tariff props , " says the Wall Street
Journal. "So early as 1816 it got a
bonus of 25 per cent. , then 30 per
cent. , 40 per cent , and 50 per cent ,
( tariff of 1882) ) , when the country ,
sick of being continually taxed for a
losing industry , let It down gradually
to bonuses of 44 per cent. , 40 per
cent. , 38 per cent. , 29 per cent , and 15
per cent , ( tariff of 1857) ) . There the
woolen manufacture rested until the
Civil war and army contracts enabled
it to be boosted up again. At present
the bonuses on blanket and some
other woolen exotics are supported by
a scale of duties which has soared up
to 192 per cent , ad valorem.
"The result was the substitution of
the cotton 'comforter , ' which cannot
be washed and is a well recognized
purveyor of typhoid and other dis
eases , In place of the woolen blanket ,
which can be and is washed by the
careful housekeeper , and all but the
well-to-do must shiver under the germ-
nourishing quilted comforter In order
to sustain a moribund and pampered
Industry. "
Legislative Expenses.
When the Democrats got control of
the house of representatives they
found that institution costing the tax
payers about $900,000 a year. The re
trenchments and savings immediately
proposed amount to $228,000 , or about
a quarter of the total. Mr. Palmer of
Pennsylvania , who has made a care
ful study of the subject , believes * that
with a free hand he could run the
house for $500,000 a year and make a
profit from $100,000 to $150,000 at this
figure. Such economy and business
like management is not to be expect
ed in a political party , but the reck
less waste of the past can be reduced
for a time at least.
The Smell Is Suspicious.
As receiverships go , possibly Dr.
Hollander's $140,000 fee for helping to
readjust the debt of San Domingo was
not extortionate. But it should be ex
plained why our own government paid
him $40,000 in addition to the $100-
000 paid by the Dominican govern
ment. If this episode had taken place
in an American city we should hear
charges of graft. Springfield Repub
lican.
Wlckersham's Position.
Why should Mr. Wickersham ash
for new legislation to "curb the
trusts ? " Why not try existing laws
honestly and earnestly ?
Let Mr. Wickersham put the steel
trust up to the courts with a view to
giving a fair , energetic test of the
present statutes.
With present Democratic prospects
throughout the country , the nation
may see a man in Mr. Wickersham's
place who will find a way to "curb the
trusts. "
ALL OVER NEBRASKA
To Give Nebraska Publicity.
A movement of interest to every
Nebraska resident is the organization
of the Nebraska Publicity league ,
which gives as its purpose the follow
ing :
"To advertise the agricultural , com
mercial and educational interests ,
advantages and oportunities of Ne
braska , stimulate immigration and
the investment of capital within the
bounds of Nebraska , and further the
collection and dissemination of com
plete and reliable statistics showing
the resources and products of Ne
braska. "
This league is to be an affiliation
of the members of commercial clubs ,
ad clubs , chambers of commerce and
other commercial or publicity organi
zations in Nebraska.
Officers elected are as follows :
President , S. R. McKelvie , Lincoln.
Vice president , P. P. Fodrea ,
Omaha.
Coresponding secetay , N. A. Huse ,
Norfolk.
Executive secretary , Fred Creigh ,
Omaha.
Treasurer , Victor "White , Omaha.
This organization provides a plan
for advertising the resources of Ne
braska and is the immediate out
growth of an active attempt to send
a trainload of Nebraska Boosters to
the national convention of the Asso
ciated Advertising Clubs of America ,
which is to be held at Boston , Aug. 1 ,
2 , 3 , 4 and 5. Already the Omaha and
Lincoln Ad clubs are assured of be
ing able to send at least 25 delegates
each to the convention and the Nor
folk and Grand Island Ad clubs have
signified a desire to be represented.
.It is not doubted that other organiza
tions in Nebraska towns will desire
to be represented on that trip. While
each town will expect to tell much of
its opportunities and industries , the
several organizations represented in
the train will boost , as a whole , for
Nebraska. Stop-overs will probably
be made at some of the larger towns
en route , such as Chicago , Detroit ,
Cleveland , Toledo , Buffalo , Rochester ,
Albany and Springfield. These stop
overs will be of short duiation and
will provide only time enough for a
demonstration or parade in the cities
visited.
It is believed that a trainload of
boosters , with advertising literature
of such a convincing character as can
be prepared regarding Nebraska re
sources , will be of wonderful value to
this state. This train will accommo
date from 75 to 100 people and it is
desired that every commercial club ,
ad club , chamber of commerce or
other publicity organization In the
state will affiliate itself with the or
ganization as a means of furthering
the effectiveness of the work.
Prof. Holt Goes to Idaho.
Franklin County. Prof , and Mrs
C. W. Holt , of Naponee , will leave
soon for Colorado to spend the sum
mer before going on to Meridan , Ida
ho , where Prof. Holt has been elected
principal of the High school.
'Tecumseh Men Buy Oregon Bank.
Johnson County. Charles J. Canon ,
until recently cashier of the Citizens
National bank of Tecumseh , and John
L. Sherman , a pioneer grocer of that
city , have bought the only bank at
Jefferson City , Ore. , and will take
charge of the institution in the near
future. Jefferson City is a town of
800 population , 16 miles south of Sa
lem , in the Willamette valley. Mr.
Sherman will sell his grocery store
in Tecumseh to his brother , William
M. Sherman , and both the Canon and
Sherman families will soon locate at
Jefferson City.
Golden Wedding Anniversary.
Clay County. The golden wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. L. C.
Davis was celebrated at their home
here. Nearly 200 of their friends and
neighbors were present.
Examination of Bonds.
Examination of $300,000 worth ot
Chadron water works bonds , which
will be issued August 1 , is now being
made by the state auditor.
Dakotan Killed at Alliance.
Box Butte County. Charley Story
23 years old , was killed at Alliance ,
as the result of a cave-in , while dig
ging a sewer. His home is at Whitewood -
wood , S. D.
Scott's Bluff is Growing.
Scott's Bluff County. The Scott's
Bluff postoffice shows the greatest
gain of any postoffice in Nebraska
and passes to the first class on July
1. Of the 48 postmasters that receiv
ed an increase of salary Nasby West-
ervelt takes the lead with a change
from $1,800 to $2,100.
Belmont Postoffice Robbed.
Dawes County. The postoffice at
Belmont , 13 miles southeast of Craw
ford , was entered and robbed. One
hundred dollars in cash , a book of
money orders , some checks and sev
eral pairs of shoes were taken.
Peru Summer School.
Nemaha County. The Peru normal
summer school starts out under ex
ceptionally favorable circumstances ,
with an enrollment of over 600 before
the end of the first week.
Farmer's House Set Afire.
Furnas County. The house of W.
B. Green , a prominent farmer three
miles south of Beaver City , was burn
ed with its entire contents. The
Greens had been away from home at
a camp meeting for three days. The
fire was evidently incendiary.
SUFFERED FOURTEEN YEARS , f
A Terrible Case of Dropsy and How
It Was Cured.
Mrs. W. R Cody , 603 Tenth SL ,
LewistonIdaho , says : "Fourteen years
i suffered irom Kid
ney trouble. I was
so lame and sore I
could hardly move.
Headaches were fre
quent and my whole
body bloated. I had
chills and hot flashes
and my ankles were
* * * BO swollen I could
scarcely wear my shoes. The kidney
secretions bothered me and my nerves
were unstrung. I began taking Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon the swelling
diminished. The backache and other
troubles quickly disappeared and I
was completely cured. "
Remember the name Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 60c.
Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y.
SOLVING NEGRO PROBLEM
Under Conditions , the Matter Seemed
Comparatively Easy of
Arrangement.
The central police station was over
crowded one day last week. Officers
were wondering what they would do
should another arrest be made , when
the door opened and a sleepy-looking ,
blue-eyed foreigner drifted in with a
most dejected "Goot efning , mens. "
The officers nodded their greetings
to the stranger , who then asked : "Can
I did some sleepings here ? Iyust
come from Chicago and am start to
work tomorrow. "
| "Well , the only space we have left
is a bunk , which is already occupied
by a colored man. You can share
that if you want to , " replied the offi
cer.
1 The man thought for a few minutes ,
scratched his head and said :
"Well , I guess I no can see him in
dark , and besides I am tired and want
sleep. " Milwaukee Wisconsin.
The Old Gag.
Miss Lillian B. Rowe , at an adver
tisement writers' dinner in Denver ,
said of the harem skirt :
"It will soon be so widely worn that
the old gag , perpetrated in the'40s on
men , may profitably be revived for
women victims.
"Some sharper , you know , will re
vive the gag by advertising in the
Ladies' Own
" 'Send $1 and learn how to keep
your harem skirt from becoming
fringed at the bottom. '
"Thousands of dollars will pour in ,
and to each victim the sharper will
reply :
" ' ' "
'Wear knickers.
Willing to Suport Proxy.
Albert Tiedemann , a freshman of
the University of Pennsylvania , was
called upon to vote for officers in a
recent gathering. Not being well ac
quainted with the nominees , he
thoughtfully hesitated before filling
out his ballot.
One of the company left the room
with the explanation that he would
"vote by proxy. "
"So will I , " said Albert , and with his
pencil poised above his paper , leaned
over to a companion on his right and
asked :
"Say , what's Proxy's first name ? "
You complain of ingratitude ; were
you not repaid by your pleasure in doIng -
Ing good ? Levis.
WISE BROKER.
Jiggs That marriage broker was to
get 10 per cent , of the girl's estate for
arranging a match with a French mar
quis , but he did better than that he
took it all.
Wiggs How ?
Jiggs Married the girl himself.
He Got the Pass.
"I want a pass. "
"Pass ? You're not entitled to a
pass. You are not an employe.
Sorry. "
"No ; but here the antipass law says
free transportation can be granted to
'necessary caretakers of live ntock ,
poultry and fruit. ' Well , Tin going on
this trip with an aunt that's a hen
there's your poultry ; a girl that's a
peach there's your fruit ; and a
nephew that's a mule there's your
live stock. Gimme a pass. " The Way-
Bill.
The Kaiser Likes the Bible.
The kaiser is a great reader , and
while he tries to keep himself abreast
of current events , his favorite book is
the Bible , says the London Chronicle.
A well thumbed and marked copy Is
always by his bedside. When Mr.
Roosevelt visited Berlin last year , the
kaiser made him a present of a num
ber of books. About half of them re
ferred to theology and the others to
military subjects. These two classes
Indicate the kaiser's own preferences.
Intricate Letter.
When Bllkins was away from home
on a long business trip , he got a letter
from his wife that still puzzles him ,
it ended thus :
"Baby is well and lots brighter than
she used to be. Hoping you are the
same , I remain , your loving wife. "
Everybody's.
A self-made man ? Yes , and wor
ships his creator. Henry Clapp.
Old Superstition.
It was prescribed by an old super
stition that if those who were affected
with ague would visit at dead of night
the nearest crossroad five different
times and then bury a new laid egg ,
the disease would be buried. If the
experiment failed , they attributed it
to some unlucky accident that may
have befallen them on the way.
Love is the emblem of eternity ; it
confounds all notion of time ; it ef
faces all memory of a beginning ; all
fear of an end. Madame deStael. .
Speak kindly to all. It lies in God's
hands whether or no that spoken word
shall be the last you utter to the one
you are addressing.
Is life worth living ? I should say
that it depends on the liver. Thomas
Gold Appleton.
To tell you the curious story of how the mind
affects the digestion of food.
I refer to the condition the mind is in , just
before , at the time , or just following the taking
of food.
If he has been property educated ( the major
ity have ) he will help you understand the curious
machinery of digestion.
To start you thinking on this interesting
subject , I will try to lay out the plan in a general
way and you can then follow into more minute
details.
Pawlow ( pronounce Pavloff ) a famous Russian Phy
sician and Chemist , experimenting on some dogs , cut
into the tube leading from the throat to the stomach.
They were first put under chloroform or some other
anaesthetic and the operation was painless. They were
kept for months in very good condition.
When quite hungry some un-appetizing food was
placed before them and , although hunger forced them
to eat , it was shown by analysis of the contents of the
stomach that little if any of the digestive juices were
found.
Then , in contrast , some raw meat was put where they
couldn't reach it at once , and a little time allowed for
the minds of the dogs to "anticipate" and create an ap
petite. When the food was finally given them , they de
voured it ravenously and with every evidence of sat
isfaction. The food was passed out into a dish through
the opening before it reached the stomach. It was
found to be mixed with "Ptyalin" the alkaline juice of
the mouth , which is important for the first step in di
gestion. Then an analysis -was made of the contents of
Hoods
Sarsaparilla
Eradicates scrofula and all
other humors , cures all their
effects , makes the blood rich
and abundant , strengthens all
the vital organs. Take it.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs.
Splendid Crops
In Saskatchewan ( Wtsttrn Canada )
8OO Bushels from 2O acroa I
ot wheat was the thresher '
return from a Lloyd-
minster farm In the
l season of 1910. Many
I fields in that as well as
j otber dietrJcio yield
ed from 25 to S * bu
shels of wheat to Wt
acre. Other grains in
I proportion.
UftGE PROFITS
lore thus derived
'from ' the FREE
OMESTEAD LANDS
of Western Canada.
This excellent showing causes
crlcsi to advance. Land values
should double In two Years * tlmo.
Grain crrowinjj.mlxcd fnrni-
lup , catUe raising iind dalry-
Inc ere all profitable. Free
Homesteads of 1GO acres are
to be had Jn the very best
districts : 16O acre preemption
tion * at S3.OO per aero withIn -
In certain areas. Schools and
churches In every settle
ment , climate unexcelled ,
soil the richest ; irood , water
and bnlldlnff material
plontlfnl.
For particulars as to location ,
loir settlers' railway rates and
descTiptlre illustrated pamphlet.
"Last Best West , " and other In
formation , write to Sup't of Immi
gration , Ottawa , Canada , or to
Canadian Government Agent.
LT Hohats. 315 Jjcbon SI , SI Pad , Xbo.
J.H.Md ( ± Ua. Drmr197.Wattrtu s.S D.
( Uie address nearest 70u. ) S3
Couldn't See the Resemblance.
They have been joking Assistant
Treasurer James A. Mathews of the
Guardian bank , on his resemblance to
President Taft , and Mr. Mathews has
steadily refused to be annoyed there
by. So the jokers subsided and the
joke died a natural death.
Until the other night , when Mr. and
Mrs. Mathews dined together with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harmon and their
little daughter , when the Taft resem
blance was revived. Turning to young
Miss Harmon , Mr. Mathews asked
whether she , too , thought he looked
like the president.
Dorothy studied long and earnestly.
Then she answered :
"Not in the face , Uncle Jim. "
Cleveland Leader.
Historic Event Celebrated.
Australia recently commemorated
the one hundred and forty-first anni
versary of Captain Cook's first land
ing. It was in 1770 that H. M. S. En
deavor , a barque of 370 tons , entered
the inlet first called Sting Rays Har
bor , but afterwards Botany Bay , from
the beauty and variety of the plants
growing about its shore. The vessel
remained eight days , and before she
left the British flag was hoisted. An
is the custom on each recurring anni
versary , the flag was again unfurled
upon the spot where it was first dis -
played , and was saluted by the guna
of the warships in the harbor.
Use of Ants In Nature.
Prof. J. C. Branner , in the Bulletin
of the Geological Society of America ,
describes the immense importance of
ants as geologic agents , especially in
tropical regions. Ant burrows have
been found at a depth of 3.5 metera ,
and they ramify over vast areas.
( A short human-interest story 'written by C. W. Post for the Postum Cereal Co. , Ltd. )
Some Day Ask
Your Physician
the stomach , into which no food had entered. It was
shown , that the digestive fluids of stomach were flowing
freely , exactly as if the desirable food had entered.
This proved that it was not the presence of food
which caused the digestive juices to flow , but the flow
was caused entirely and alone as a result of the action
of the mind , from "anticipation. "
One dog continued to eat the food he liked for over
an hour believing he was getting it into his stomach ,
whereas , not an ounce went there ; every particle went
out through the opening and yet all this time the di
gestive juices flowed to the stomach , prepared to
quickly digest food , In response to the curious orders of
the mind.
Do you pick up the lesson ?
Unappetizing food , that which fails to create mental
anticipation , does not cause the necessary digestive
juices to flow , whereas , food that Is pleasing to the
sight , and hence to the mind , will cause the complicated
machinery of the body to prepare in a wonderful way
"
for Its digestion.
How natural , then , to reason that one should sit down
to a meal in a peaceful , happy state of mind and start
off the breakfast , say with some ripe delicious fruit ,
then follow with a bowl of crisp , lightly browned , thin
bits of corn like Post Toasties , add a sprinkle of sugar
and some good yellow cream and the attractive , appetiz
ing picture cannot escape your eye and will produce the
condition of mind which causes the digestive juices
nature has hidden in mouth and stomach , to come forth ,
and do their work.
These digestive juices can be driven back by a mind
oppressed with worry , hate , anger or dislike of the dis
agreeable appearance of food placed before one.
Solid facts that are worthy the attention of anyone
who esteems prime health and human happiness aa &
valuable asset in the game of life.
"There's a Reason" for saying "The Memory Lingers9' when breakfast Is
started with POST TOAST5ES.